Patents by Inventor Shinichi Kojima
Shinichi Kojima 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: 11959766Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus includes: a selection unit configured to select at least one candidate camera from plural cameras based on position information of each of the plural cameras; a reception unit configured to establish communication connection with the candidate camera selected by the selection unit and to start to receive video captured by the candidate camera; and a display control unit configured to display the video received by the reception unit in response to a predetermined display condition being satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Shinichi Shiotsu, Tomoe Ohtsuki, Toshiyuki Moribayashi, Motoki Kojima, Hiroshi Yanagi
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Patent number: 11944468Abstract: A material decomposition apparatus for performing decomposition of a material in an object. The apparatus includes a data storage section for storing correction data preliminarily generated by decomposing one of three or more materials into the other two materials, a data input section to which radiation data of the object is inputted, the radiation data being divided into a plurality of energy levels, and a decomposition processing section for repeatedly performing two-material decomposition for decomposition of the other two materials of the three or more materials using the radiation data at different energy levels and the correction data to perform decomposition of the inside of the object into the three or more materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Kojima, Kazuma Yokoi, Isao Takahashi, Fumito Watanabe, Fuyuhiko Teramoto, Taiga Gotou
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Patent number: 11896410Abstract: A photon counting computed tomography (CT) apparatus actually measures corrective measurement values by radiating X-rays from an X-ray tube and counting X-ray photons in each of a plurality of energy bands in a vacant state in which no subject is arranged in an imaging range of the photon counting CT apparatus and/or in a state in which one or more types of corrective materials are arranged at a position through which X-rays radiated from the X-ray tube pass, and corrects measurement values in a material decomposition map based on the actually measured corrective measurement values.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Healthcare CorporationInventor: Shinichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20230233164Abstract: There is provided a PCCT apparatus capable of correcting a band artifact of one material decomposition image and a band artifact of another material decomposition image. The PCCT apparatus obtains projection data divided into plural energy bins by irradiating a subject with X-rays, and includes: a first correction unit that corrects a band artifact of a first material decomposition image among plural material decomposition images created on the basis of the projection data, and calculates a first correction amount that is a correction amount for the band artifact; an energy calculation unit that calculates an average energy of X-rays that transmit the subject; and a second correction unit that corrects the band artifact of a second material decomposition image using a second correction amount that is a correction amount calculated on the basis of the first correction amount and the average energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Fumito Watanabe, Isao Takahashi, Kazuma Yokoi, Taiga Goto, Fuyuhiko Teramoto, Ryosuke Tsuchida
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Patent number: 11707572Abstract: A cartridge adapter includes: a cartridge holder having a space that can accommodate therein a drug cartridge, the drug cartridge including a cylinder having a tubular internal space extending in a longitudinal direction, a gasket supported in the internal space so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and a drug held in the internal space; a piston that moves the gasket in the longitudinal direction in the internal space of the cylinder; a piston guide that movably supports the piston and connected to the cartridge holder; and a piston driving mechanism that drives the piston in the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Murakami, Mitsuteru Fujimoto, Seiji Kikuchi, Toru Aoki, Masakazu Mori, Ryosuke Tani, Shinichi Kojima, Yoshihiro Kataoka, Katsumi Nakanishi, Tsuguhiro Kondo, Takashi Morimoto, Akio Inoki
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Publication number: 20220211338Abstract: A photon counting computed tomography (CT) apparatus actually measures corrective measurement values by radiating X-rays from an X-ray tube and counting X-ray photons in each of a plurality of energy bands in a vacant state in which no subject is arranged in an imaging range of the photon counting CT apparatus and/or in a state in which one or more types of corrective materials are arranged at a position through which X-rays radiated from the X-ray tube pass, and corrects measurement values in a material decomposition map based on the actually measured corrective measurement values.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventor: Shinichi KOJIMA
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Patent number: 11093032Abstract: A sight line direction estimation device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image of a head portion including an eyeball of a person; an apparent sight line direction derivation unit that derives an apparent sight line direction connecting a center position of the eyeball and an apparent pupil center position on a surface of the eyeball corresponding to a pupil center position based on the image captured by the imaging unit; and a sight line direction estimation unit that estimates an actual sight line direction of the person based on a predetermined corresponding relationship between an actual sight line direction and the apparent sight line direction and the apparent sight line direction derived by the sight line direction derivation unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi Kojima, Takashi Kato
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Publication number: 20210156964Abstract: A light deflector includes a mirror unit having a reflecting surface; a pair of supports supporting the mirror unit; a pair of drive beams; a frame supporting the pair of drive beams in a cantilevered state; and connecting parts connecting the pair of drive beams to the pair of supports, respectively. Each of the connecting parts has a first area between the first axis and a corresponding drive beam of the pair of drive beams, and a second area at an opposite side of the first area relative to the first axis. The second area includes a projection projecting in a first direction opposite to a second direction toward a portion at which the corresponding drive beam is supported by the frame. The projection includes a first fillet of a fillet shape at an end proximate to a corresponding support of the pair of supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Goichi AKANUMA, Shinichi KOJIMA
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Publication number: 20210106292Abstract: A material decomposition apparatus for performing decomposition of a material in an object. The apparatus includes a data storage section for storing correction data preliminarily generated by decomposing one of three or more materials into the other two materials, a data input section to which radiation data of the object is inputted, the radiation data being divided into a plurality of energy levels, and a decomposition processing section for repeatedly performing two-material decomposition for decomposition of the other two materials of the three or more materials using the radiation data at different energy levels and the correction data to perform decomposition of the inside of the object into the three or more materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Shinichi KOJIMA, Kazuma YOKOI, Isao TAKAHASHI, Fumito WATANABE, Fuyuhiko TERAMOTO, Taiga GOTOU
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Publication number: 20210085875Abstract: A cartridge adapter includes: a cartridge holder having a space that can accommodate therein a drug cartridge, the drug cartridge including a cylinder having a tubular internal space extending in a longitudinal direction, a gasket supported in the internal space so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and a drug held in the internal space; a piston that moves the gasket in the longitudinal direction in the internal space of the cylinder; a piston guide that movably supports the piston and connected to the cartridge holder; and a piston driving mechanism that drives the piston in the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Kenji MURAKAMI, Mitsuteru FUJIMOTO, Seiji KIKUCHI, Toru AOKI, Masakazu MORI, Ryosuke TANI, Shinichi KOJIMA, Yoshihiro KATAOKA, Katsumi NAKANISHI, Tsuguhiro KONDO, Takashi MORIMOTO, Akio INOKI
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Patent number: 10913090Abstract: An applicator (1) includes a main body (10), a parallel crank (40), and a lever (50). The parallel crank (40) includes a first crank bar (41) and a second crank bar (42). The first crank bar (41) and the second crank bar (42) each have one end portion swingably coupled to the main body (10). To the lever (50), another end portion of the first crank bar (41) and another end portion of the second crank bar (42) are each swingably coupled. The second crank bar (42) covers at least a part of side surfaces on both sides of the first crank bar (41) in an axial direction of a pin (43) as a rotation axis of the first crank bar (41) with respect to the main body (10) in a sandwiching manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: GC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Kojima, Kazuya Ishida
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Patent number: 10905388Abstract: X-ray photons are counted as to each of energy bands (bins) to which optimum energy ranges are provided, and an image with reduced noise is displayed in a short time. An energy range of at least one of multiple energy bands in an X-ray detector is adjusted, on the basis of a distribution of degrees of X-ray attenuation at respective energy levels, the distribution of degrees of X-ray attenuation being measured in advance with respect to a predetermined direction of a subject. By using the X-ray detector with the energy bands after the adjustment, photon-counting CT imaging is performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Fumito Watanabe, Yasutaka Konno, Isao Takahashi, Kazuma Yokoi
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Patent number: 10881801Abstract: A cartridge adapter includes: a cartridge holder having a space that can accommodate therein a drug cartridge, the drug cartridge including a cylinder having a tubular internal space extending in a longitudinal direction, a gasket supported in the internal space so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and a drug held in the internal space; a piston that moves the gasket in the longitudinal direction in the internal space of the cylinder; a piston guide that movably supports the piston and connected to the cartridge holder; and a piston driving mechanism that drives the piston in the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Murakami, Mitsuteru Fujimoto, Seiji Kikuchi, Toru Aoki, Masakazu Mori, Ryosuke Tani, Shinichi Kojima, Yoshihiro Kataoka, Katsumi Nakanishi, Tsuguhiro Kondo, Takashi Morimoto, Akio Inoki
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Publication number: 20200323502Abstract: X-ray photons are counted as to each of energy bands (bins) to which optimum energy ranges are provided, and an image with reduced noise is displayed in a short time. An energy range of at least one of multiple energy bands in an X-ray detector is adjusted, on the basis of a distribution of degrees of X-ray attenuation at respective energy levels, the distribution of degrees of X-ray attenuation being measured in advance with respect to a predetermined direction of a subject. By using the X-ray detector with the energy bands after the adjustment, photon-counting CT imaging is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi KOJIMA, Fumito WATANABE, Yasutaka KONNO, Isao TAKAHASHI, Kazuma YOKOI
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Patent number: 10783663Abstract: A corneal-reflection-based gaze detection section calculates a time series of a three-dimensional gaze vector in a camera coordinate system from a time series of facial images. A face position-and-orientation estimation section estimates a time series of a three-dimensional position and orientation of a face. An eyeball-center-coordinates transformation section calculates a time series of a three-dimensional position of the eyeball center in a coordinate system of a three-dimensional facial model. A fixed parameter calculation section calculates for use as a fixed parameter a three-dimensional position of the eyeball center in the three-dimensional facial-model coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi Kojima, Shin Osuga
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Publication number: 20200171530Abstract: An applicator (1) includes a main body (10), a parallel crank (40), and a lever (50). The parallel crank (40) includes a first crank bar (41) and a second crank bar (42). The first crank bar (41) and the second crank bar (42) each have one end portion swingably coupled to the main body (10). To the lever (50), another end portion of the first crank bar (41) and another end portion of the second crank bar (42) are each swingably coupled. The second crank bar (42) covers at least a part of side surfaces on both sides of the first crank bar (41) in an axial direction of a pin (43) as a rotation axis of the first crank bar (41) with respect to the main body (10) in a sandwiching manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: GC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Kojima, Kazuya Ishida
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Patent number: 10542947Abstract: The present invention is directed to make a photon-counting CT apparatus capable of more accurate data acquisition. Such apparatus is provided with a reference detection unit and a time measuring instrument to measure temporal fluctuations in a rotational direction of an X-ray irradiation unit. The apparatus corrects temporal fluctuations in the rotational direction involved in data measured by the reference detection unit, using time measurement data which is output by the time measuring instrument. Using corrected measurement data measured by the reference detection unit, the apparatus makes corrections of fluctuations pertaining to the X-ray tube of the X-ray irradiation unit and pile-up. Data corrections with high accuracy are thus enabled.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Yasutaka Konno, Fumito Watanabe, Isao Takahashi
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Patent number: 10537679Abstract: A locking member that locks a mixing nozzle to a cartridge that includes two syringes, the mixing nozzle being configured to mix the materials from the two syringes within the nozzle as the materials are discharged. The locking member includes a support rod supported on the mixing nozzle that is displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the nozzle extends, and first and second engaging parts that engage with horizontal parts provided on the cartridge. The locking member further includes an inclined part that is inclined toward the opposite side to the nozzle, and that is provided between at least one of the first engaging part and the second engaging part, or between the second engaging part and the other end of the support rod.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: GC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Kojima, Shigeru Chiba, Akihiro Fujii
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Publication number: 20200015769Abstract: To provide an X-ray CT apparatus capable of correcting a difference of scattered radiation quantities contained in the projection data even in a case where a plurality of detection elements are disposed between collimator plates. The X-ray CT apparatus includes: an X-ray irradiation section for X-ray radiation; an X-ray detector including a plurality of detection elements for detecting the X-ray; a plurality of collimator plates disposed between the X-ray irradiation section and the X-ray detector so as to reduce scattered radiation; a reconstruction portion for reconstructing a tomographic image by using projection data generated based on an output from the X-ray detector; and a correction portion for correcting the projection data by using different correction functions according to the positions of the plural detection elements disposed between the collimator plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Shinichi KOJIMA, Fumito WATANABE, Kazuma YOKOI, Fuyuhiko TERAMOTO
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Publication number: 20190294240Abstract: A sight line direction estimation device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image of a head portion including an eyeball of a person; an apparent sight line direction derivation unit that derives an apparent sight line direction connecting a center position of the eyeball and an apparent pupil center position on a surface of the eyeball corresponding to a pupil center position based on the image captured by the imaging unit; and a sight line direction estimation unit that estimates an actual sight line direction of the person based on a predetermined corresponding relationship between an actual sight line direction and the apparent sight line direction and the apparent sight line direction derived by the sight line direction derivation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi KOJIMA, Takashi KATO