Patents by Inventor Setuta Setogawa

Setuta Setogawa 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).

  • X-ray CT apparatus
    Patent number: 6731716
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus comprises a large number of X-ray sources, a detector, and a collimator. The X-ray sources are arranged around an object P of inspection. The detector detects X rays emitted from the X-ray sources. The collimator is located between the X-ray sources and the object of inspection, and restricts the angle of emission of the X rays emitted from the X-ray sources so as to match the size of the detection surface of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Mihara, Keiichi Hori, Yuichiro Kaminou, Setuta Setogawa
  • X-ray CT apparatus
    Publication number: 20030043958
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus comprises a large number of X-ray sources, a detector, and a collimator. The X-ray sources are arranged around an object P of inspection. The detector detects X rays emitted from the X-ray sources. The collimator is located between the X-ray sources and the object of inspection, and restricts the angle of emission of the X rays emitted from the X-ray sources so as to match the size of the detection surface of the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Mihara, Keiichi Hori, Yuichiro Kaminou, Setuta Setogawa