Patents by Inventor Motoki Tagawa
Motoki Tagawa 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: 20240019595Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a sensor substrate having a plurality of imaging pixels used to capture a radiation image and a detection pixel used to detect radiation; and a housing which accommodates the sensor substrate, wherein the sensor substrate includes an arrangement prohibited region including a stress concentration portion where a stress concentrates due to deformation of the housing, and the detection pixel is arranged in a region different from the arrangement prohibited region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Motoki Tagawa, Takahiro Koyanagi
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Patent number: 11828888Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus that is used in a radiation imaging system. The radiation imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to output an image signal based on radiation transmitted through an object and offset data which is acquired by a plurality of acquisition modes and used for correcting the image signal, and a determination unit configured to determine which of a plurality of waiting modes is to be used to make the image capturing unit wait. The determination unit makes a determination based on the acquisition mode of the offset data.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Motoki Tagawa
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Patent number: 11815637Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a sensor substrate having a plurality of imaging pixels used to capture a radiation image and a detection pixel used to detect radiation; and a housing which accommodates the sensor substrate, wherein the sensor substrate includes an arrangement prohibited region including a stress concentration portion where a stress concentrates due to deformation of the housing, and the detection pixel is arranged in a region different from the arrangement prohibited region.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Motoki Tagawa, Takahiro Koyanagi
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Publication number: 20230181145Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes a housing having an incident face and a side face, a reflective member accommodated within the housing, the reflective member having a reflective face which reflects radio waves, and an antenna element accommodated within the housing. The side face of the housing includes a conductor region and a transmissive region, the transmissive region having a higher radio wave transmittance than the conductor region. The reflective member is disposed in a position at which a first radio wave, which proceeds directly from the antenna element toward the transmissive region, and a second radio wave, which reaches the reflective face from the antenna element and is reflected toward the transmissive region by the reflective face, strengthen each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Makoto Aoki, Tomohisa Ishigami, Hajime Shimura, Tomoyasu Soma, Yutaka Ishinari, Hiroto Kondo, Motoki Tagawa
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Publication number: 20230184965Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes a housing that includes an incidence surface and a back surface located on the opposite side of the incidence surface, a sensor panel that is housed in the housing and configured to convert radiation incident from the incidence surface into an electrical signal, a conductive plate that is housed in the housing and extends in a direction intersecting with a normal to the incidence surface, and an antenna element housed in the housing. The conductive plate is located between the sensor panel and the back surface. The antenna element is located between the conductive plate and the back surface. The antenna element includes a portion that extends in the direction intersecting with the normal to the incidence surface. The conductive plate is configured to function as a ground for the antenna element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Hajime Shimura, Tomoyasu Soma, Makoto Aoki, Motoki Tagawa, Hiroto Kondo, Yutaka Ishinari
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Publication number: 20230142643Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises an imaging unit including an effective region including pixels for generating a radiation image based on irradiated radiation and a receptor field region including pixels for measuring a dose of the radiation, and a control unit configured to output a signal for controlling irradiation of the radiation by comparing the measured dose with a threshold. An effective region index representing the effective region and a receptor field index representing the receptor field region are identifiably formed on a radiation incident surface of the imaging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Kaito Uehata, Motoki Tagawa
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Publication number: 20220247927Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a first module including a first detection unit configured to detect radiation that has passed through an object; a second module including a second detection unit configured to detect the radiation that has passed through the object and the first detection unit; and a control unit configured to control the first module and the second module in accordance with a mode selected from a plurality of modes including a first mode in which each of the first detection unit and the second detection unit captures a radiation image, and a second mode in which, of the first detection unit and the second detection unit, the first detection unit captures a radiation image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Akira Kida, Motoki Tagawa
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Publication number: 20220196859Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a sensor substrate having a plurality of imaging pixels used to capture a radiation image and a detection pixel used to detect radiation; and a housing which accommodates the sensor substrate, wherein the sensor substrate includes an arrangement prohibited region including a stress concentration portion where a stress concentrates due to deformation of the housing, and the detection pixel is arranged in a region different from the arrangement prohibited region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Motoki Tagawa, Takahiro Koyanagi
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Patent number: 11237279Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a sensor panel that obtains a radiographic image by converting radiation incident thereon into an electric signal, a sensor support base that supports the sensor panel, and a housing that houses the sensor panel and the sensor support base therein. The housing includes a stack structure including a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer electrically connected to the first conductor layer via an electric connection member, and a nonconductor layer disposed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Omura, Motoki Tagawa
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Patent number: 11224390Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises a radiation sensor configured to convert incident radiation to an electrical signal and a housing configured to encompass the radiation sensor, wherein a holding portion that is shaped as a recess is formed in a back face of the housing, the back face being on a side opposite to a radiation incident surface of the housing, and a member having a lower heat conductivity than a heat conductivity of the back face is arranged at a position corresponding to the holding portion in the back face.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Motoki Tagawa, Satoru Omura
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Patent number: 11185298Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation detection panel configured to detect radiation, and a housing that covers the radiation detection panel. The housing includes an incident surface receiving the radiation, a side surface adjacent to the incident surface, a rear surface opposing the incident surface, and an inclined surface adjacent to each of the side surface and the rear surface. A recessed handle portion is provided on the inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Motoki Tagawa, Yohei Saito
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Publication number: 20210103062Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus that is used in a radiation imaging system. The radiation imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to output an image signal based on radiation transmitted through an object and offset data which is acquired by a plurality of acquisition modes and used for correcting the image signal, and a determination unit configured to determine which of a plurality of waiting modes is to be used to make the image capturing unit wait. The determination unit makes a determination based on the acquisition mode of the offset data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventor: Motoki Tagawa
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Patent number: 10721839Abstract: A radiographic apparatus of the present invention includes a radiation sensor configured to convert incident radiation into an image signal; a base supporting the radiation sensor; an electronic component, electrically connected to the radiation sensor, that generates heat by being driven; a casing containing the radiation sensor, the base and the electronic component; a heat transfer member disposed in an opposite side to the base across the electronic component, and configured to transfer the heat generated from the electronic component to the casing; and a support member supporting the base and the heat transfer member.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Motoki Tagawa, Yohei Saito, Satoru Omura, Youjirou Hiratsuka
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Publication number: 20200183020Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a sensor panel that obtains a radiographic image by converting radiation incident thereon into an electric signal, a sensor support base that supports the sensor panel, and a housing that houses the sensor panel and the sensor support base therein. The housing includes a stack structure including a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer electrically connected to the first conductor layer via an electric connection member, and a nonconductor layer disposed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Satoru Omura, Motoki Tagawa
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Patent number: 10617380Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a sensor panel, a sound emitting member that provides notification of a state via sound, a casing that contains the sensor panel and the sound emitting member, where the casing includes a first sound transmission hole and a sound transmission member that covers the first sound transmission hole, where the sound transmission member includes a second sound transmission hole with a smaller diameter than a diameter of the first sound transmission hole. The radiographic imaging apparatus includes a detection unit that detects information related to an installed state of the radiographic imaging apparatus and a control unit that controls a volume of the emitted sound based on the detected information.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Motoki Tagawa, Takahiro Koyanagi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Satoru Omura, Katsushi Kato
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Publication number: 20200100740Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation detection panel configured to detect radiation, and a housing that covers the radiation detection panel. The housing includes an incident surface receiving the radiation, a side surface adjacent to the incident surface, a rear surface opposing the incident surface, and an inclined surface adjacent to each of the side surface and the rear surface. A recessed handle portion is provided on the inclined surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Motoki Tagawa, Yohei Saito
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Publication number: 20200037969Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises a radiation sensor configured to convert incident radiation to an electrical signal and a housing configured to encompass the radiation sensor, wherein a holding portion that is shaped as a recess is formed in a back face of the housing, the back face being on a side opposite to a radiation incident surface of the housing, and a member having a lower heat conductivity than a heat conductivity of the back face is arranged at a position corresponding to the holding portion in the back face.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Satoru Omura
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Publication number: 20190110376Abstract: A radiographic apparatus of the present invention includes a radiation sensor configured to convert incident radiation into an image signal; a base supporting the radiation sensor; an electronic component, electrically connected to the radiation sensor, that generates heat by being driven; a casing containing the radiation sensor, the base and the electronic component; a heat transfer member disposed in an opposite side to the base across the electronic component, and configured to transfer the heat generated from the electronic component to the casing; and a support member supporting the base and the heat transfer member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: MOTOKI TAGAWA, Yohei Saito, Satoru Omura, Youjirou Hiratsuka
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Patent number: 10085710Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masataka Suzuki, Shichihei Sakuragi, Ryo Suzaki, Motoki Tagawa
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Patent number: 10061042Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masataka Suzuki, Motoki Tagawa, Hiroto Kondo, Shinichi Nishimura, Takashi Sato