Patents by Inventor Shinya Higashi

Shinya Higashi 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: 10111635
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes storage circuitry and processing circuitry. The storage circuitry stores therein fluid resistance data representing a correlation among a vascular shape, a blood flow rate, and a pressure loss. The processing circuitry extracts, from three-dimensional image data in which a blood vessel of a subject is rendered, vascular shape data representing a shape of the blood vessel. The processing circuitry performs fluid analysis based on the vascular shape data and the blood flow rate and the pressure loss that correspond to the vascular shape data and that are correlated by the fluid resistance data to derive a functional index related to a blood circulation state in the blood vessel of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Kato, Kenji Hirohata, Akira Kano, Shinya Higashi, Shigeo Kaminaga, Yasuko Fujisawa, Satoshi Wakai
  • Patent number: 10012189
    Abstract: A fuel supply device includes a cover member attached to an opening of a fuel tank, a pump unit including a pump, and a connecting portion which connects the cover member and the pump unit. The pump unit is connected so as to be relatively movable with respect to the connecting portion when a connecting shaft which is formed as part of one of the connecting portion or the pump unit, is inserted into the connecting hole formed as part of the other of the two. The connecting hole has an elongated hole portion that allows the connecting shaft to move in the upward and downward directions, and allows the pump unit to be relatively movable with respect to the connecting portion. The pump unit includes an engagement portion abutting a lower terminal end of the connecting portion when the fuel supply device is attached to the fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Kondo, Koji Yoshida, Tatsuki Fukui, Shinya Higashi, Takuya Kono, Yuichi Murakoshi, Akihiro Yano
  • Patent number: 9951729
    Abstract: A fuel supply device has a cover member which is attached to an opening of a fuel tank, a pump unit comprising a pump, and a connecting portion configured to connect the cover member and the pump unit. A connecting shaft which is formed to one of the two connected members of the connecting portion is inserted into a connecting hole which is formed to the other of the two such that the pump unit is connected to be relatively movable to the connecting portion. The pump unit includes an upper base on which the pump is placed, and a lower base which contacts to the fuel tank. The upper base and the lower base are coupled through attachments whereby an engagement portion of the upper base is fitted into a recessed portion formed on the side of the lower base. The recessed portion has a pair of planes opposing to each other and oriented toward a bottom surface of the lower base from a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuki Fukui, Koji Yoshida, Kensuke Niwa, Shinya Higashi, Yuichi Murakoshi, Hidetomo Ishida, Hiroyasu Kariya, Hironori Tanikawa, Takuhito Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9940714
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image analyzing device includes a first acquirer, a constructor, a first calculator, a second calculator, and a third calculator. The first acquirer is configured to acquire image information on a joint of a subject and bones connected to the joint. The constructor is configured to construct a three-dimensional shape of the bones and the joint, and relation characteristics between a load and deformation in the bones and the joint from the image information. The first calculator is configured to calculate a positional relation between the bones connected to the joint. The second calculator is configured to calculate acting force of a muscle acting on the bones connected to the joint based on the positional relation. The third calculator is configured to calculate first stress acting on the joint based on the three-dimensional shape, the relation characteristics, and the acting force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Ooga, Kenji Hirohata, Shinya Higashi
  • Publication number: 20180073163
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a film forming apparatus includes a process chamber, a placement portion, a susceptor, a cover, a gas source, a heater, and a support portion. The placement portion is provided inside the process chamber. The susceptor is held in an end portion of the placement portion and is capable of placing a substrate. The cover is capable of being placed facing the susceptor inside the process chamber. The gas source is capable of supplying a process gas between the cover and the substrate. The heater is capable of heating the substrate. The support portion is provided inside the process chamber and is capable of supporting the cover at a first position above the susceptor and is capable of separating the cover at a second position which is different from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya HIGASHI, Kaori Deura, Kunihiko Suzuki, Masayoshi Yajima
  • Publication number: 20170341510
    Abstract: A fuel supply device has a cover member which is attached to an opening portion of a fuel tank and a pump unit comprising a pump. The cover member and pump unit are connected via a connecting portion where the pump unit is rotatably connected to the connecting portion. Further, the fuel supply device includes a fuel residual amount detection device which is attached to the pump unit and configured to detect the residual amount of fuel. The fuel residual amount detection device includes a gauge main body to which electric wirings are connected, an arm portion which is movably mounted relative to the gauge main body and a float which is attached to a leading end of the arm portion. The float is positioned above a lower terminal end of the base portion when the cover portion is held and lifted while the pump unit rotates with respect to the connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya KONO, Koji YOSHIDA, Tatsuki FUKUI, Shinya HIGASHI, Yuichi MURAKOSHI, Takayuki KONDO, Akihiro YANO, Kensuke NIWA, Hidetomo ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170328318
    Abstract: A fuel supply device includes a cover member which is attached to an opening of a fuel tank, a pump unit comprising a pump, and a connecting portion for connecting the cover member and the pump unit. The pump unit is connected to the connecting portion so as to be relatively movable to the cover member. When the fuel supply device is attached to the fuel tank, an engagement portion provided at a lower portion of the pump unit abuts the connecting portion such that via the engagement portion the connecting portion presses the pump unit against the fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuki FUKUI, Koji YOSHIDA, Takuya KONO, Shinya HIGASHI, Yuichi MURAKOSHI, Takayuki KONDO, Akihiro YANO, Kensuke NIWA, Hidetomo ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170276105
    Abstract: A fuel supply device includes a cover member attached to an opening of a fuel tank, a pump unit including a pump, and a connecting portion which connects the cover member and the pump unit. The pump unit is connected so as to be relatively movable with respect to the connecting portion when a connecting shaft which is formed as part of one of the connecting portion or the pump unit, is inserted into the connecting hole formed as part of the other of the two. The connecting hole has an elongated hole portion that allows the connecting shaft to move in the upward and downward directions, and allows the pump unit to be relatively movable with respect to the connecting portion. The pump unit includes an engagement portion abutting a lower terminal end of the connecting portion when the fuel supply device is attached to the fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki KONDO, Koji YOSHIDA, Tatsuki FUKUI, Shinya HIGASHI, Takuya KONO, Yuichi MURAKOSHI, Akihiro YANO
  • Publication number: 20170268471
    Abstract: A fuel supply device has a cover member which is attached to an opening of a fuel tank, a pump unit comprising a pump, and a connecting portion configured to connect the cover member and the pump unit. A connecting shaft which is formed to one of the two connected members of the connecting portion is inserted into a connecting hole which is formed to the other of the two such that the pump unit is connected to be relatively movable to the connecting portion. The pump unit includes an upper base on which the pump is placed, and a lower base which contacts to the fuel tank. The upper base and the lower base are coupled through attachments whereby an engagement portion of the upper base is fitted into a recessed portion formed on the side of the lower base. The recessed portion has a pair of planes opposing to each other and oriented toward a bottom surface of the lower base from a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuki FUKUI, Koji YOSHIDA, Kensuke NIWA, Shinya HIGASHI, Yuichi MURAKOSHI, Hidetomo ISHIDA, Hiroyasu KARIYA, Hironori TANIKAWA, Takuhito FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20170268470
    Abstract: A fuel supply device has a cover member which is attached to an opening of a fuel tank, a pump unit provided with a pump, and a connecting portion for connecting the cover member and the pump unit. The fuel supply device has a connecting shaft which is formed on either one of the connecting portion or the pump unit, and a connecting hole which is formed on the other. The fuel supply device has a guide mechanism which can guide the pump unit. The guide mechanism includes a first guide portion formed at the connecting portion and a second guide portion formed at the pump unit. One of the first guide portion or the second guide portion includes a protruding portion which protrudes in a position spaced apart from the connecting shaft. The other guide portion is formed to restrict a movable range of the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi MURAKOSHI, Koji YOSHIDA, Tatsuki FUKUI, Shinya HIGASHI, Takuya KONO, Takayuki KONDO, Akihiro YANO
  • Publication number: 20170236279
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image analyzing device includes a first acquirer, a constructor, a first calculator, a second calculator, and a third calculator. The first acquirer is configured to acquire image information on a joint of a subject and bones connected to the joint. The constructor is configured to construct a three-dimensional shape of the bones and the joint, and relation characteristics between a load and deformation in the bones and the joint from the image information. The first calculator is configured to calculate a positional relation between the bones connected to the joint. The second calculator is configured to calculate acting force of a muscle acting on the bones connected to the joint based on the positional relation. The third calculator is configured to calculate first stress acting on the joint based on the three-dimensional shape, the relation characteristics, and the acting force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro OOGA, Kenji HIROHATA, Shinya HIGASHI
  • Patent number: 9675293
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image analyzing device includes a first acquirer, a constructor, a first calculator, a second calculator, and a third calculator. The first acquirer is configured to acquire image information on a joint of a subject and bones connected to the joint. The constructor is configured to construct a three-dimensional shape of the bones and the joint, and relation characteristics between a load and deformation in the bones and the joint from the image information. The first calculator is configured to calculate a positional relation between the bones connected to the joint. The second calculator is configured to calculate acting force of a muscle acting on the bones connected to the joint based on the positional relation. The third calculator is configured to calculate first stress acting on the joint based on the three-dimensional shape, the relation characteristics, and the acting force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Ooga, Kenji Hirohata, Shinya Higashi
  • Publication number: 20170095221
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes storage circuitry and processing circuitry. The storage circuitry stores therein fluid resistance data representing a correlation among a vascular shape, a blood flow rate, and a pressure loss. The processing circuitry extracts, from three-dimensional image data in which a blood vessel of a subject is rendered, vascular shape data representing a shape of the blood vessel. The processing circuitry performs fluid analysis based on the vascular shape data and the blood flow rate and the pressure loss that correspond to the vascular shape data and that are correlated by the fluid resistance data to derive a functional index related to a blood circulation state in the blood vessel of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuaki KATO, Kenji HIROHATA, Akira KANO, Shinya HIGASHI, Shigeo KAMINAGA, Yasuko FUJISAWA, Satoshi WAKAI
  • Publication number: 20170044686
    Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber, a reaction-gas inlet, a gas exhaust port, a rotation unit, a semiconductor wafer holder, a heater, and a purge-gas inlet. The wafer holder includes a first hold region to hold the semiconductor wafer and a second hold region held by the rotation unit. The second hold region surrounds the first hold region. The level of the first hold region and the level of the second hold region differ. A plurality of ventholes is provided to the first hold region so that the ventholes are just below a sidewall of the semiconductor wafer held by the first hold region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Shinya Higashi, Shinya Sato, Tomoyuki Sakuma, Akihiko Osawa, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Osamu Yamazaki, Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20160187175
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a first heating element, a second heating element, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a calculator. The first heating element is housed in the housing. The second heating element is housed in the housing and a temporal change in amount of heat generation of the second heating element is smaller than a temporal change of the first heating element. The first sensor is housed in the housing and detects a temperature of the second heating element. The second sensor detects an ambient temperature. The calculator calculates a flow rate of airflow in the housing based on a difference between the temperature detected by the first sensor and the temperature detected by the second sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Suzuki, Tomonao Takamatsu, Shinya Higashi, Kenji Hirohata
  • Publication number: 20160140758
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image analyzing device includes a first acquirer, a constructor, a first calculator, a second calculator, and a third calculator. The first acquirer is configured to acquire image information on a joint of a subject and bones connected to the joint. The constructor is configured to construct a three-dimensional shape of the bones and the joint, and relation characteristics between a load and deformation in the bones and the joint from the image information. The first calculator is configured to calculate a positional relation between the bones connected to the joint. The second calculator is configured to calculate acting force a muscle acting on the bones connected to the joint based on the positional relation. The third calculator is configured to calculate first stress acting on the joint based on the three-dimensional shape, the relation characteristics, and the acting force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro OOGA, Kenji HIROHATA, Shinya HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20150093894
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a process tube, a substrate supporting unit, and a heater. A surface processing area is provided in a portion of the outer surface of the process tube facing the heater. The surface processing area is processed to reduce the heat radiation passing compared to that of other areas of the outer surface. The surface processing area is provided in a range sandwiched by a straight line connecting the upper end of the heater and the upper end of the substrate supporting unit and a straight line connecting the lower end of the heater and the lower end of the substrate supporting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kaori Deura, Shinya Higashi, Takahiro Terada, Tsutomu Sato, Kazuhiko Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20140283748
    Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber, a reaction-gas inlet, a gas exhaust port, a rotation unit, a semiconductor wafer holder, a heater, and a purge-gas inlet. The wafer holder includes a first hold region to hold the semiconductor wafer and a second hold region held by the rotation unit. The second hold region surrounds the first hold region. The level of the first hold region and the level of the second hold region differ. A plurality of ventholes is provided to the first hold region so that the ventholes are just below a sidewall of the semiconductor wafer held by the first hold region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinya Higashi, Shinya Sato, Tomoyuki Sakuma, Akihiko Osawa, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Osamu Yamazaki, Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8795435
    Abstract: In accordance with the embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a susceptor which includes an annular first susceptor portion for supporting the peripheral portion of a silicon wafer and further includes a second susceptor portion provided in contact with the peripheral portion of the first susceptor portion and covering the opening of the first susceptor portion. The second susceptor portion is disposed so that, when the silicon wafer is supported on the first susceptor portion, a gap of a predetermined size is formed between the silicon wafer and the second susceptor portion, and so that another gap of a size substantially equal to the predetermined size and directly connected to the above gap is formed between the first susceptor portion and the second susceptor portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Higashi, Hironobu Hirata
  • Patent number: 8591993
    Abstract: An epitaxial wafer manufacturing apparatus including: a chamber; a gas introduction port provided in the chamber and configured to introduce a reaction gas into the chamber; a gas exhaust port provided in the chamber and configured to exhaust the reaction gas from inside the chamber; a rotating unit provided inside the chamber; a wafer holder provided in an upper portion of the rotating unit and configured to hold a wafer; and an annular flow-regulating wall being spaced from the rotating unit and the wafer holder, the annular flow-regulating surrounding the upper portion of the rotating unit and a upper portion of the wafer holder, and the annular flow-regulating expanding downward. The flow-regulating wall has an upper end being located above the wafer holder. The upper end has a smaller inner diameter than an outer periphery of the wafer holder. The flow-regulating wall has a lower end being located below an upper surface of the rotating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinya Higashi, Masashi Aizawa