Patents by Inventor Shogo Maeno

Shogo Maeno 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: 20110057655
    Abstract: On the basis of the magnetic field intensity distribution of a magnetic field space (3), in order to homogenize the distribution, the positions and the volumes of magnetic material shims (such as shim bolts (27)) which have to be arranged on shim trays (17, 18) are first computed on a minute computational grid. Subsequently, from the distributions of the computed positions and volumes of the magnetic material shims, the local maximum values and local minimum values thereof are extracted, and the distribution areas of the volumes of the magnetic material shims with each value as the center are extracted. Then, the volumes of the magnetic materials distributed in the distribution areas are added. Finally, the results of the addition are displayed with the positions of corresponding local maximum values or the positions of corresponding local minimum values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuya Ando, Mitsushi Abe, Shogo Maeno
  • Patent number: 7538649
    Abstract: A superconducting electromagnet is provided with a magnetic shield for protecting, from a leakage magnetic flux of the superconducting electromagnet, a motor for driving a cryocooler for cooling a cooling medium in a coil vessel, in which the superconducting coil is housed with the cooling medium. The magnetic shield includes a pair of ferromagnetic material plates placed opposite each other across the motor. Leakage magnetic fluxes in an opening space formed between a pair of the ferromagnetic material plates are attracted thereto to drastically reduce a density of the leakage magnetic fluxes around the motor. The opening space formed between the ferromagnetic material plates also facilitates maintenance of the cryocooler and the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakayama, Shogo Maeno
  • Publication number: 20070216506
    Abstract: A superconducting electromagnet is provided with a magnetic shield for protecting, from a leakage magnetic flux of the superconducting electromagnet, a motor for driving a cryocooler for cooling a cooling medium in a coil vessel, in which the superconducting coil is housed with the cooling medium. The magnetic shield includes a pair of ferromagnetic material plates placed opposite each other across the motor. Leakage magnetic fluxes in an opening space formed between a pair of the ferromagnetic material plates are attracted thereto to drastically reduce a density of the leakage magnetic fluxes around the motor. The opening space formed between the ferromagnetic material plates also facilitates maintenance of the cryocooler and the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Takeshi NAKAYAMA, Shogo MAENO