Patents by Inventor Shigeru Sakuta

Shigeru Sakuta 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: 7630476
    Abstract: An X-ray CT system according to the invention includes a holding plate which holds X-ray shield plates, a first support plate which supports one short-directional end portion of the holding plate, the first support plate conforming to a bend of the holding plate, a second support plate which supports another short-directional end portion of the holding plate, the second support plate conforming to the bend of the holding plate, and grooves continuously formed on the respective components when the holding plate, the first support plate, and the second support plate are assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Shigeru Sakuta
  • Publication number: 20090225955
    Abstract: The angle of each collimator plate with respect to an X-ray focal point is determined by fitting the collimator plate in grooves formed in upper and lower supports each having an integral structure. In addition, the warpage of each collimator plate is corrected and its flatness is maintained by fitting the periphery of the collimator plate which is on the X-ray detector side in a corresponding groove of an abutment plate provided on the X-ray detection surface side of the upper and lower supports. Furthermore, each collimator plate is supported by the corresponding grooves of the upper and lower supports and the corresponding groove of the abutment plate at least three sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Igarashi, Masaharu Shimizu, Akiji Wakabayashi, Yasuo Saito, Machiko Iso, Tsuguo Kishi, Shigeru Sakuta, Masaru Kitamura, Ryuhachiro Doji, Hideki Ide, Shuya Nambu, Masahiko Yamazaki, Katsuya Yamada, Yasutada Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 7526070
    Abstract: The angle of each collimator plate with respect to an X ray focal point is determined by fitting the collimator plate in grooves formed in upper and lower supports each having an integral structure. In addition, the warpage of each collimator plate is corrected and its flatness is maintained by fitting the periphery of the collimator plate which is on the X ray detector side in a corresponding groove of an abutment plate provided on the X ray detection surface side of the upper and lower supports. Furthermore, each collimator plate is supported by the corresponding grooves of the upper and lower supports and the corresponding groove of the abutment plate on at least three sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Igarashi, Masaharu Shimizu, Akiji Wakabayashi, Yasuo Saito, Machiko Iso, Tsuguo Kishi, Shigeru Sakuta, Masaru Kitamura, Ryuhachiro Doji, Hideki Ide, Shuya Nambu, Masahiko Yamazaki, Katsuya Yamada, Yasutada Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 7397888
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray tube configured to emit X-rays, a detector faced against the X-ray tube, the detector having a detector element with a plurality of slots and a plurality of a collimator boards inserted into the slots, a data acquisition system configured to receive data detected by the detector, a computer unit configured to reconstitute the data from the data acquisition system and a display configured to show images by the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Shigeru Sakuta
  • Publication number: 20070071163
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray tube configured to emit X-rays, a detector faced against the X-ray tube, the detector having a detector element with a plurality of slots and a plurality of a collimator boards inserted into the slots, a data acquisition system configured to receive data detected by the detector, a computer unit configured to reconstitute the data from the data acquisition system and a display configured to show images by the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Shigeru Sakuta
  • Publication number: 20070071161
    Abstract: An X-ray CT system according to the invention includes a holding plate which holds X-ray shield plates, a first support plate which supports one short-directional end portion of the holding plate, the first support plate being provided in the manner of following the holding plate, a second support plate which supports the other short-directional end portion of the holding plate, the second support plate being provided in the manner of following the holding plate, and grooves continuously formed on the respective components in a state that the holding plate, the first support plate, and the second support plate are assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Shigeru Sakuta
  • Publication number: 20060233298
    Abstract: The angle of each collimator plate with respect to an X-ray focal point is determined by fitting the collimator plate in grooves formed in upper and lower supports each having an integral structure. In addition, the warpage of each collimator plate is corrected and its flatness is maintained by fitting the periphery of the collimator plate which is on the X-ray detector side in a corresponding groove of an abutment plate provided on the X-ray detection surface side of the upper and lower supports. Furthermore, each collimator plate is supported by the corresponding grooves of the upper and lower supports and the corresponding groove of the abutment plate at at least three sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Igarashi, Masaharu Shimizu, Akiji Wakabayashi, Yasuo Saito, Machiko Iso, Tsuguo Kishi, Shigeru Sakuta, Masaru Kitamura, Ryuhachiro Doji, Hideki Ide
  • Patent number: 5062712
    Abstract: A coarse/fine movement aligning apparatus of this invention includes a coarse movmeent driver for coarsely moving an object to be aligned, a fine adjustment for finely adjusting the object to be aligned, a position detector for detecting the position of the object to be aligned, a coarse/fine movement controller for selectively and simultaneously operating the coarse movment driver and the fine adjustment on the basis of a difference between the detection position obtained by the position detector and the target position of the object to be aligned, and an ultrafine movement controller for ultrafinely operating the fine adjustment to cause the object to be aligned to coincide with the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakuta, Katsunobu Ueda