Patents by Inventor Norimitsu Kosugi

Norimitsu Kosugi 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: 20220401047
    Abstract: An x-ray diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes an x-ray tube holder, a supporter, an ultraviolet ray, a contact portion detector, and an irradiation controller. The x-ray tube holder holds an x-ray tube. The supporter movably supports the x-ray tube holder. The ultraviolet ray emitter is disposed to the x-ray tube holder and emits ultraviolet rays. The contact portion detector detects a contact portion touched by a subject of detection, which is at least one of a subject of examination and an examination technician. The irradiation controller controls the support to move the x-ray tube holder to a position corresponding to the contact portion, and controls the ultraviolet ray emitter to emit the ultraviolet rays toward the contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji MASAHASHI, Seiichiro NAGAI, Nobuo KOBAYASHI, Daisuke TAKAHASHI, Norimitsu KOSUGI, Atsushi KOTANI, Yusuke OKUMURA
  • Patent number: 10973473
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray movable diaphragm and processing circuitry. The X-ray movable diaphragm limits an irradiation field of an X-ray. The processing circuitry sets an FOV size related to the irradiation field, sets a virtual field of view having the FOV size, the virtual field of view being able to include an outside region of an X-ray detection region and at least a part of the X-ray detection region, and controls the X-ray movable diaphragm so as to apply the X-ray to a common region between the virtual field of view and the X-ray detection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kobayashi, Kazunari Shima, Hayato Kasaoka, Takahiro Tanaka, Hisanori Kato, Nobuo Kobayashi, Norimitsu Kosugi
  • Patent number: 10772585
    Abstract: An X-ray apparatus includes a light emitting unit, input interface circuitry, and processing circuitry. The light emitting unit includes a light source. The input interface circuitry inputs an X-ray condition. The processing circuitry controls an emission state of the light emitting unit to change to one of at least three states based on the X-ray condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kansei Takahashi, Akira Mochiduki, Katsuo Takahashi, Norimitsu Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20180368788
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray movable diaphragm and processing circuitry. The X-ray movable diaphragm limits an irradiation field of an X-ray. The processing circuitry sets an FOV size related to the irradiation field, sets a virtual field of view having the FOV size, the virtual field of view being able to include an outside region of an X-ray detection region and at least a part of the X-ray detection region, and controls the X-ray movable diaphragm so as to apply the X-ray to a common region between the virtual field of view and the X-ray detection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Kazunari Shima, Hayato Kasaoka, Takahiro Tanaka, Hisanori Kato, Nobuo Kobayashi, Norimitsu Kosugi
  • Patent number: 10159458
    Abstract: An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a bed that has a top board on which an object is placed, a console configured to manipulate an actuation of the bed in an inverting direction, in which the object is inclined to locate a head lower than a foot, and an actuation of the bed in a raising direction, in which the object is inclined to locate the head higher than the foot, and a processing circuitry configured to receive an input from the console and control an actuation of the bed, and the processing circuitry determines whether the head of the object is located closer to one shorter side of the bed or to another shorter side of the bed, and changes a control of an actuation of the bed programmed in the console based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Norimitsu Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20160361033
    Abstract: An X-ray apparatus includes a light emitting unit, input interface circuitry, and processing circuitry. The light emitting unit includes a light source. The input interface circuitry inputs an X-ray condition. The processing circuitry controls an emission state of the light emitting unit to change to one of at least three states based on the X-ray condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kansei TAKAHASHI, Akira MOCHIDUKI, Katsuo TAKAHASHI, Norimitsu KOSUGI
  • Publication number: 20160038115
    Abstract: An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a bed that has a top board on which an object is placed, a console configured to manipulate an actuation of the bed in an inverting direction, in which the object is inclined to locate a head lower than a foot, and an actuation of the bed in a raising direction, in which the object is inclined to locate the head higher than the foot, and a processing circuitry configured to receive an input from the console and control an actuation of the bed, and the processing circuitry determines whether the head of the object is located closer to one shorter side of the bed or to another shorter side of the bed, and changes a control of an actuation of the bed programmed in the console based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Norimitsu KOSUGI
  • Patent number: 7688950
    Abstract: When distance compute unit 81 received the instruction of the moving destination at the center of the exposure field 4a from center transfer operation unit 74, calculates the moving amount. Operating information processing unit 8 sends beam-limiting control unit 62 the calculated moving amount. Upside beam-limiting control unit 63 to right side beam-limiting control unit of beam-limiting control unit 62 makes the moving amount at the center of the exposure field 4a prescribed-times ((H1/H2) times in FIG. 3), calculates the moving amount of each diaphragm blade unit 51 in the upper part, the lower side, and the left part and the right part respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Norimitsu Kosugi
  • Patent number: 7618189
    Abstract: A bed apparatus includes a bed, a bed lifting unit that lifts the bed, and a bed stop position control unit that controls the bed lifting unit such that the bed stops at a position out of the maximum stroke according to a predetermined stop condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Naobumi Ishikawa, Hayato Kasaoka, Norimitsu Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20090080618
    Abstract: When distance compute unit 81 received the instruction of the moving destination at the center of the exposure field 4a from center transfer operation unit 74, calculates the moving amount. Operating information processing unit 8 sends beam-limiting control unit 62 the calculated moving amount. Upside beam-limiting control unit 63 to right side beam-limiting control unit of beam-limiting control unit 62 makes the moving amount at the center of the exposure field 4a prescribed-times ((H1/H2) times in FIG. 3), calculates the moving amount of each diaphragm blade unit 51 in the upper part, the lower side, and the left part and the right part respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norimitsu KOSUGI
  • Publication number: 20070076852
    Abstract: A bed apparatus includes a bed, a bed lifting unit that lifts the bed, and a bed stop position control unit that controls the bed lifting unit such that the bed stops at a position out of the maximum stroke according to a predetermined stop condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naobumi Ishikawa, Hayato Kasaoka, Norimitsu Kosugi
  • Patent number: 6334708
    Abstract: A medical image radiography apparatus includes a radiography system for taking a medical image of a subject, a supporting mechanism for supporting the radiography system in various radiography positions, a memory unit for storing a plurality of radiography positions, together with their order relation, as sequential automatic positioning data, and a controller for controlling the supporting mechanism on the basis of the sequential automatic positioning data in order to change a radiography position sequentially. In this manner, the plurality of radiography positions are stored, together with their order relation, as the sequential automatic positioning data. When taking a radiograph, the radiography position is sequentially changed in accordance with the sequential automatic positioning data. As a result, the operability concerning a change in the radiography position is improved more than in the conventional case wherein a preset button is repeatedly selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Norimitsu Kosugi