Patents by Inventor Shinya Kurokawa

Shinya Kurokawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230419528
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor that displays a measurement image including a measurement object and a measurement scale for measuring a measurement value related to the measurement object in a manner that the measurement scale is superimposed on the measurement image, manages history information related to the measurement value, and accepts correction or deletion of a position of the measurement scale, wherein the hardware processor corrects or deletes a history measurement value corresponding to the measurement scale having the position corrected or deleted among history measurement values included in the history information in a case where the position of the measurement scale is corrected or deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Shinya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11234671
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, including a transceiver for sequentially generating multiple received signals, a color flow mapping signal processing unit that generates blood flow velocity data based on the multiple received signals, and a residual image processing unit that includes an aliasing determination unit and a persistence calculation unit and performs residual image processing on blood flow velocity data, an aliasing determination unit that adds the blood flow velocity data Vcurrent for the most recent frame and the blood flow velocity data Vout-1 for the frame preceding the most recent frame, performs aliasing determination on the frame that was determined by a frame before the most recent frame based on the aliasing determination results of the blood flow velocity data, and a persistence calculation unit that performs a persistence calculation after performing a correction to the blood flow velocity data in which aliasing has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kawabata, Shinya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 10792017
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that can combine image data and has a first image mode and a second image mode, includes: a hardware processor that sets a scan parameter of an image of a first image mode according to restriction information of the scan parameter, when the second image mode is turned on and generates control information; a transmitter that generates a drive signal and inputs the drive signal to an ultrasound probe that transmits transmission ultrasound to a test object and receives reflected ultrasound; a receiver that generates a reception signal of the images in the first and second image modes from an electric signal generated in the ultrasound probe; a first-image-mode image generator that generates first-image-mode image data; a second-image-mode image generator that generates second-image-mode image data; and a combiner that generates combined image data by combining the generated first-image-mode image data and second-image-mode image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kawabata, Masashi Kunita, Shinya Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20190350556
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus capable of reducing examination time when a plurality of preborn children exist in a body of the same mother. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a measurer that measures a predetermined item for each of the plurality of preborn children in the body of the same mother; a display; and a hardware processor that causes the display to display measurement results respectively allocated to the plurality of preborn children, the hardware processor causing an operation key associated with an operation for changing the allocation of the measurement results to be displayed on a same screen as a screen on which the measurement results are displayed, the hardware processor changing the allocation of the measurement results respectively allocated to the plurality of preborn children among the plurality of preborn children in response to an operation of the operation key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Shinya KUROKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180085087
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, including a transceiver for sequentially generating multiple received signals, a color flow mapping signal processing unit that generates blood flow velocity data based on the multiple received signals, and a residual image processing unit that includes an aliasing determination unit and a persistence calculation unit and performs residual image processing on blood flow velocity data, an aliasing determination unit that adds the blood flow velocity data Vcurrent for the most recent frame and the blood flow velocity data Vout-1 for the frame preceding the most recent frame, performs aliasing determination on the frame that was determined by a frame before the most recent frame based on the aliasing determination results of the blood flow velocity data, and a persistence calculation unit that performs a persistence calculation after performing a correction to the blood flow velocity data in which aliasing has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Akihiro KAWABATA, Shinya Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20180070924
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that can combine image data and has a first image mode and a second image mode, includes: a hardware processor that sets a scan parameter of an image of a first image mode according to restriction information of the scan parameter, when the second image mode is turned on and generates control information; a transmitter that generates a drive signal and inputs the drive signal to an ultrasound probe that transmits transmission ultrasound to a test object and receives reflected ultrasound; a receiver that generates a reception signal of the images in the first and second image modes from an electric signal generated in the ultrasound probe; a first-image-mode image generator that generates first-image-mode image data; a second-image-mode image generator that generates second-image-mode image data; and a combiner that generates combined image data by combining the generated first-image-mode image data and second-image-mode image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Akihiro KAWABATA, Masashi Kunita, Shinya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 9321212
    Abstract: Provided is a filled fluororesin sheet excellent in stress relaxation properties, in particular stress relaxation properties at a high temperature. The filled fluororesin sheet includes a fluororesin and an inorganic filler having a revised Mohs hardness of not less than 8, in a fluororesin:inorganic filler volume ratio of 30-55:70-45 (wherein the total of the two is 100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Nippon Valqua Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 9259954
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate support of the invention includes an aluminum plate and an anodized aluminum film which has micropores extending from a surface of the anodized film opposite from the aluminum plate in a depth direction of the anodized film; the micropores each have a large-diameter portion extending from the anodized film surface to an average depth (depth A) of 75 to 120 nm and a small-diameter portion which communicates with the bottom of the large-diameter portion; the average diameter of the large-diameter portion at the anodized film surface is at least 10 nm but less than 30 nm; a ratio of the depth A to the average diameter (depth A/average diameter) of the large-diameter portion is more than 4.0 but up to 12.0; and an average diameter of the small-diameter portion at the communication level is more than 0 but less than 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Tagawa, Shinya Kurokawa, Atsushi Matsuura, Yuya Miyagawa, Hirokazu Sawada, Atsuo Nishino
  • Patent number: 9061449
    Abstract: A process for producing a fluororesin sheet containing a filler includes a step of rolling a sheet-forming resin composition including a fluororesin, a filler and a processing aid at a roll temperature of from 40 to 80° C. The processing aid includes at least 30% by mass of a petroleum hydrocarbon solvent having a fractionating temperature of not higher than 120° C. based on 100% by mass of the amount of the processing aid. The fluororesin sheet so produced provides high stress relaxation properties along with high hermetic sealing properties even when the content of the fluororesin is low and the content of the filler is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Nippon Valqua Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinya Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20150135979
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate support of the invention includes an aluminum plate and an anodized aluminum film which has micropores extending from a surface of the anodized film opposite from the aluminum plate in a depth direction of the anodized film; the micropores each have a large-diameter portion extending from the anodized film surface to an average depth (depth A) of 75 to 120 nm and a small-diameter portion which communicates with the bottom of the large-diameter portion; the average diameter of the large-diameter portion at the anodized film surface is at least 10 nm but less than 30 nm; a ratio of the depth A to the average diameter (depth A/average diameter) of the large-diameter portion is more than 4.0 but up to 12.0; and an average diameter of the small-diameter portion at the communication level is more than 0 but less than 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiharu TAGAWA, Shinya KUROKAWA, Atsushi MATSUURA, Yuya MIYAGAWA, Hirokazu SAWADA, Atsuo NISHINO
  • Patent number: 8978555
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate support includes an aluminum plate and an anodized film formed at a surface of the aluminum plate and having micropores which extend in a depth direction of the anodized aluminum film from a surface of the anodized film opposite from the aluminum plate. Each of the micropores includes a large-diameter portion and a dendritic small-diameter portion. The lithographic printing plate support has excellent scratch resistance and is capable of obtaining a presensitized plate which exhibits excellent on-press developability and enables a lithographic printing plate formed therefrom to have a long press life and excellent deinking ability after suspended printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Kurokawa, Yuya Miyagawa, Yoshiharu Tagawa, Atsuo Nishino, Hirokazu Sawada
  • Publication number: 20140326151
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithographic printing plate support, comprising an aluminum plate and an anodized film of aluminum formed on the aluminum plate and having micropores extending in the anodized film from a surface of the anodized film opposite from the aluminum plate in a depth direction, wherein each of the micropores has a large-diameter portion having a specific shape and a small-diameter portion having a specific shape and communicating with a bottom of the large-diameter portion; at least a part of an inside of the small-diameter portion is sealed with protrusions made of boehmite; and a ratio of an average height of protrusions made of boehmite inside the large-diameter portion to an average diameter of the large-diameter portion at the surface of the anodized film is up to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke NAMBA, Keio OKANO, Shinya KUROKAWA, Hirokazu SAWADA
  • Patent number: 8828156
    Abstract: An aluminum sheet material for lithographic printing plates wherein the number of aluminum carbide particles having a circle equivalent diameter, measured by the PoDFA method, of 3 ?m or more is four or less, the number of aluminum carbide particles having a circle equivalent diameter, measured by the PoDFA method, of 3 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Fujifilm Corporation, Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Kurokawa, Hirokazu Sawada, Akio Uesugi, Masanori Tsunekawa, Kazuaki Hatano, Hiroshi Ougi, Koushi Nagae
  • Patent number: 8789464
    Abstract: The lithographic printing plate support includes an aluminum plate and an anodized film formed on the aluminum plate and micropores extend in the anodized film in a depth direction from its surface opposite from the aluminum plate. Each of the micropores includes a large-diameter portion having a predetermined shape and a small-diameter portion having a predetermined shape. The lithographic printing plate support has excellent scratch resistance and is capable of obtaining a presensitized plate which exhibits excellent on-press developability and enables a lithographic printing plate formed therefrom to have a long press life, and excellent deinking ability in continued printing and after suspended printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Tagawa, Hirokazu Sawada, Atsuo Nishino, Shinya Kurokawa, Yuya Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 8783179
    Abstract: Provided is a lithographic printing plate support that has excellent scratch resistance and is capable of obtaining a presensitized plate which exhibits excellent on-press developability and enables a lithographic printing plate formed therefrom to have a long press life and excellent deinking ability after suspended printing. The lithographic printing plate support includes an aluminum plate, and an aluminum anodized film formed thereon and having micropores which extend in a depth direction of the anodized film from a surface of the anodized film opposite from the aluminum plate. Each micropore has a large-diameter portion which extends to a depth of 5 to 60 nm (depth A) from the anodized film surface, and a small-diameter portion which communicates with the bottom of the large-diameter portion, further extends to a depth of 900 to 2,000 nm from the communication position and has a predetermined average diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Kurokawa, Yoshiharu Tagawa, Hirokazu Sawada, Akio Uesugi
  • Patent number: 8641629
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe, a charger and an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and an ultrasonic diagnostic system that uses them are provided by the present invention, which comprises a detector for detecting whether or not an ultrasonic probe having a rechargeable battery or the charger for charging this is in charging state; and a controller for stopping transmitting and receiving operations of ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a transmitting and receiving circuit for executing the generation of a signal related to the transmission of the ultrasonic waves and the generation of the diagnostic information based on the signal related to the reception of the ultrasonic waves; a probe switching circuit for selecting one of a plurality of ultrasonic probes; and a controller for controlling the probe switching circuit in accordance with a detection signal from the detector. The ultrasonic diagnostic system comprises the above-mentioned probes, chargers and diagnostic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 8632949
    Abstract: A presensitized plate bringing about the lithographic printing plate which exhibits a high resistance to scumming and in which formation of bulges causing image dropouts is suppressed is provided with the lithographic printing plate support which includes an aluminum plate and an anodized film of aluminum provided on the aluminum plate, and has a micropore extending in the anodized film in the direction of depth from a film surface opposite with a film surface facing the aluminum plate. The micropore is sealed at least partially on its inside with protrusions made of boehmite, and the protrusions made of boehmite which are located on the anodized film have a mean height of less than 15 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Namba, Keio Okano, Shinya Kurokawa, Hirokazu Sawada, Akio Uesugi
  • Publication number: 20120298001
    Abstract: Provided is a lithographic printing plate support that has excellent scratch resistance and is capable of obtaining a presensitized plate which exhibits excellent on-press developability and enables a lithographic printing plate formed therefrom to have a long press life and excellent deinking ability after suspended printing. The lithographic printing plate support includes an aluminum plate, and an aluminum anodized film formed thereon and having micropores which extend in a depth direction of the anodized film from a surface of the anodized film opposite from the aluminum plate. Each micropore has a large-diameter portion which extends to a depth of 5 to 60 nm (depth A) from the anodized film surface, and a small-diameter portion which communicates with the bottom of the large-diameter portion, further extends to a depth of 900 to 2,000 nm from the communication position and has a predetermined average diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Kurokawa, Yoshiharu Tagawa, Hirokazu Sawada, Akio Uesugi
  • Publication number: 20120227605
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy plate for a lithographic printing plate capable of obtaining a lithographic printing plate having an excellent resistance to spotting, a method of manufacturing such aluminum alloy plate, a lithographic printing plate support obtained by using such aluminum alloy plate, and a presensitized plate and in particular an on-machine developable presensitized plate are provided. The aluminum alloy plate contains 0.08 to 0.45 wt % of iron and 0.05 to 0.20 wt % of silicon, with the balance being inadvertent impurities and aluminum, and the content of aluminum-iron intermetallic compounds is not more than 0.05 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya KUROKAWA, Takanori MORI, Hirokazu SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20120192742
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate support includes an aluminum plate and an anodized film formed at a surface of the aluminum plate and having micropores which extend in a depth direction of the anodized aluminum film from a surface of the anodized film opposite from the aluminum plate. Each of the micropores includes a large-diameter portion and a dendritic small-diameter portion. The lithographic printing plate support has excellent scratch resistance and is capable of obtaining a presensitized plate which exhibits excellent on-press developability and enables a lithographic printing plate formed therefrom to have a long press life and excellent deinking ability after suspended printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya KUROKAWA, Yuya MIYAGAWA, Yoshiharu TAGAWA, Atsuo NISHINO, Hirokazu SAWADA