Patents by Inventor Shinichi Kano
Shinichi Kano 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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Patent number: 11510640Abstract: The radiography apparatus includes: an irradiation unit having an irradiation opening through which radiation is emitted; an image receiving unit that has an image receiving surface receiving the radiation emitted from the irradiation unit; an arm that has one end at which the irradiation unit is rotatably supported and the other end at which the image receiving unit is supported in a posture in which the irradiation opening and the image receiving surface face each other; a solenoid that locks the rotation of the irradiation unit with respect to the arm in a facing posture in which the irradiation opening and the image receiving surface face each other; and a control unit that permits the moving image capture irradiation in a state in which the rotation of the irradiation unit is locked and prohibits the moving image capture irradiation in a state in which the rotation is unlocked.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yuji Ikeda, Ryo Imamura, Shinichi Kano
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Patent number: 11202608Abstract: A radiography apparatus includes: an irradiation unit that emits radiation; an arm to which the irradiation unit and an image receiving unit that receives the radiation are capable of being attached at a position where the irradiation unit and the image receiving unit face each other with a subject interposed therebetween and which is rotated to reverse a positional relationship between the irradiation unit and the image receiving unit with respect to the subject; a first light source that is provided in the irradiation unit and emits visible light indicating an irradiation field of the radiation; and a second light source that is provided in the image receiving unit and emits visible light indicating a center position of the irradiation field of the radiation emitted by the irradiation unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Shinichi Kano
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Patent number: 10983228Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a radiation detector in which a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges corresponding to emitted radiation are arranged in a two-dimensional manner; a control unit that controls the radiation detector; a radiation emission unit that emits radiation; a changing unit that integrally changes angles of the radiation detector and the control unit with respect to a predetermined direction; a heat sink in which a guiding unit for guiding an air flow in a predetermined guiding direction is provided and which dissipates heat of the control unit; and a housing unit in which the radiation detector, the control unit, and the heat sink are housed and which has a radiation detection surface irradiated with the radiation emitted from the radiation emission unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Shinichi Kano
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Publication number: 20210093269Abstract: The radiography apparatus includes: an irradiation unit having an irradiation opening through which radiation is emitted; an image receiving unit that has an image receiving surface receiving the radiation emitted from the irradiation unit; an arm that has one end at which the irradiation unit is rotatably supported and the other end at which the image receiving unit is supported in a posture in which the irradiation opening and the image receiving surface face each other; a solenoid that locks the rotation of the irradiation unit with respect to the arm in a facing posture in which the irradiation opening and the image receiving surface face each other; and a control unit that permits the moving image capture irradiation in a state in which the rotation of the irradiation unit is locked and prohibits the moving image capture irradiation in a state in which the rotation is unlocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yuji IKEDA, Ryo IMAMURA, Shinichi KANO
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Publication number: 20210093263Abstract: A radiography apparatus includes: an irradiation unit that emits radiation; an arm to which the irradiation unit and an image receiving unit that receives the radiation are capable of being attached at a position where the irradiation unit and the image receiving unit face each other with a subject interposed therebetween and which is rotated to reverse a positional relationship between the irradiation unit and the image receiving unit with respect to the subject; a first light source that is provided in the irradiation unit and emits visible light indicating an irradiation field of the radiation; and a second light source that is provided in the image receiving unit and emits visible light indicating a center position of the irradiation field of the radiation emitted by the irradiation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Shinichi KANO
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Patent number: 10802162Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a radiation detector in which a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges corresponding to emitted radiation are arranged; a control unit that controls the radiation detector; a radiation emission unit that emits radiation; a housing unit in which the radiation detector and the control unit are housed and which has a heat dissipation port and a radiation detection surface irradiated with the radiation emitted from the radiation emission unit; and a support unit that supports the radiation emission unit at a position facing the radiation detection surface and has a hollow portion forming a space continuing from an inside of the housing unit through the heat dissipation port.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Shinichi Kano
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Patent number: 10631802Abstract: Provided is a radiation detection cassette that can suppress an artifact resulting from scattered radiation generated within a housing and can further achieve weight reduction and improvement in corrosion resistance. The radiation detection cassette includes a radiation detector that detects radiation, and a housing that houses the radiation detector. A back housing part of the housing opposite to a radiation exposure side is formed of an alloy containing Mg and Li and containing 0.1 mass % or more of Li. A protective film is provided in a portion or all of an outer surface of the back housing part.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Shinichi Kano
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Patent number: 10325460Abstract: A cassette having a transmission plate disposed on radiation exposure side and transmitting radiation, and a housing part disposed on opposite to the radiation exposure side, the cassette comprises a radiation detector that is disposed between the transmission plate and the housing part, in which material of the housing part contains 5 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less of lithium.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinichi Kano, Hisatsugu Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20180218581Abstract: A cassette having a transmission plate disposed on radiation exposure side and transmitting radiation, and a housing part disposed on opposite to the radiation exposure side, the cassette comprises a radiation detector that is disposed between the transmission plate and the housing part, in which material of the housing part contains 5 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less of lithium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinichi KANO, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI
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Patent number: 9978234Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a housing of a radiation detection cassette that can appropriately form a recess without a housing material depositing on an end mill or the like, in a case where a recess is formed by working the housing material formed of an alloy containing Mg and Li. A method for manufacturing a housing of a radiation detection cassette that houses a radiation detector in the housing includes preparing a housing material that is formed of an alloy containing Mg and Li and contains 0.1 mass % or more of Li, forming a recess using a working method other than cutting work on a surface of the housing material, and performing cutting work on the formed recess to shape the recess.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinichi Kano, Hisatsugu Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20180136345Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a radiation detector in which a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges corresponding to emitted radiation are arranged in a two-dimensional manner; a control unit that controls the radiation detector; a radiation emission unit that emits radiation; a changing unit that integrally changes angles of the radiation detector and the control unit with respect to a predetermined direction; a heat sink in which a guiding unit for guiding an air flow in a predetermined guiding direction is provided and which dissipates heat of the control unit; and a housing unit in which the radiation detector, the control unit, and the heat sink are housed and which has a radiation detection surface irradiated with the radiation emitted from the radiation emission unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Shinichi KANO
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Publication number: 20180136346Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a radiation detector in which a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges corresponding to emitted radiation are arranged; a control unit that controls the radiation detector; a radiation emission unit that emits radiation; a housing unit in which the radiation detector and the control unit are housed and which has a heat dissipation port and a radiation detection surface irradiated with the radiation emitted from the radiation emission unit; and a support unit that supports the radiation emission unit at a position facing the radiation detection surface and has a hollow portion forming a space continuing from an inside of the housing unit through the heat dissipation port.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Shinichi KANO
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Publication number: 20170367666Abstract: Provided is a radiation detection cassette that can suppress an artifact resulting from scattered radiation generated within a housing and can further achieve weight reduction and improvement in corrosion resistance. The radiation detection cassette includes a radiation detector that detects radiation, and a housing that houses the radiation detector. A back housing part of the housing opposite to a radiation exposure side is formed of an alloy containing Mg and Li and containing 0.1 mass % or more of Li. A protective film is provided in a portion or all of an outer surface of the back housing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Shinichi KANO
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Publication number: 20170372572Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a housing of a radiation detection cassette that can appropriately form a recess without a housing material depositing on an end mill or the like, in a case where a recess is formed by working the housing material formed of an alloy containing Mg and Li. A method for manufacturing a housing of a radiation detection cassette that houses a radiation detector in the housing includes preparing a housing material that is formed of an alloy containing Mg and Li and contains 0.1 mass % or more of Li, forming a recess using a working method other than cutting work on a surface of the housing material, and performing cutting work on the formed recess to shape the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinichi KANO, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI
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Patent number: 7616260Abstract: An electronic apparatus including: an enclosure constituting an outer case of the apparatus; a receiving recess, formed of a bottom wall and a side wall uprising from a circumference of the bottom wall, disposed on the enclosure as opened outward; a holding member, formed of a vibration relaxing material capable of relaxing vibrations, received in the receiving recess; a supporting piece for supporting the holding member within the receiving recess such that a space is secured between the holding member and the bottom wall; a recess for microphone formed on a face, facing outward, of the holding member as opened outward, in a condition of the holding member being supported by the supporting piece within the receiving recess; a microphone inserted into the recess for microphone; and a grill disposed to cover a side of the holding member facing outward, in a condition of the holding member being supported by the supporting piece within the receiving recess, the grill being provided with a plurality of through hType: GrantFiled: October 13, 2005Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinichi Kano, Tokusuke Tsujimoto, Koichi Sadatsuki
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Patent number: 7372498Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus having an openable and closable shutter mechanism to protect an image pickup lens portion of a ultra-small and light-weight video camera, the shutter mechanism is composed of a drive mechanism 34 including an output shaft rotated by a motor 36 through a deceleration mechanism, a cam plate 24 engaged with the output shaft of the drive mechanism 34 to be rotated through a shaft mechanism coaxial with the output shaft, a shutter plate 23 engaged with a cam groove 27 of the cam plate 24 to be slidably lowered and elevated in the longitudinal direction of a video camera body portion to open and close the front surface of the image pickup lens portion and a clutch mechanism provided in the drive mechanism 34 to isolate a drive transmission system of the output shaft and the motor 36 when external force stronger than predetermined external force is applied to the shutter plate 23 which is being opened and closed.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinichi Kano, Syougo Kato
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Publication number: 20060109997Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus including: an enclosure constituting an outer case of the apparatus; a receiving recess, formed of a bottom wall and a side wall uprising from a circumference of the bottom wall, disposed on the enclosure as opened outward; a holding member, formed of a vibration relaxing material capable of relaxing vibrations, received in the receiving recess; a supporting piece for supporting the holding member within the receiving recess such that a space is secured between the holding member and the bottom wall; a recess for microphone formed on a face, facing outward, of the holding member as opened outward, in a condition of the holding member being supported by the supporting piece within the receiving recess; a microphone inserted into the recess for microphone; and a grill disposed to cover a side of the holding member facing outward, in a condition of the holding member being supported by the supporting piece within the receiving recess, the grill being provided with a pluralityType: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2005Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Shinichi Kano, Tokusuke Tsujimoto, Koichi Sadatsuki
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Publication number: 20050094027Abstract: In an image pickup apparatus having an openable and closable shutter mechanism to protect an image pickup lens portion of a ultra-small and light-weight video camera, the shutter mechanism is composed of a drive mechanism 34 including an output shaft rotated by a motor 36 through a deceleration mechanism, a cam plate 24 engaged with the output shaft of the drive mechanism 34 to be rotated through a shaft mechanism coaxial with the output shaft, a shutter plate 23 engaged with a cam groove 27 of the cam plate 24 to be slidably lowered and elevated in the longitudinal direction of a video camera body portion to open and close the front surface of the image pickup lens portion and a clutch mechanism provided in the drive mechanism 34 to isolate a drive transmission system of the output shaft and the motor 36 when external force stronger than predetermined external force is applied to the shutter plate 23 which is being opened and closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shinichi Kano, Syougo Kato