Patents by Inventor Shunsuke Kodaira

Shunsuke Kodaira 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: 20220101571
    Abstract: An information processing device including at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire projection surface size information indicating a size of a projection surface of a compression member in a mammography apparatus that irradiates a breast compressed by the compression member with radiation to capture a radiographic image; generate a projection image having a size corresponding to the projection surface size information; and perform control to direct an image projection unit, which projects the projection image onto the projection surface of the compression member, to project the projection image onto the projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Shinichiro KONNO, Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220096031
    Abstract: A control device including: at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured control an image projection unit which projects a projection image onto a projection surface of a compression member and an irradiation field projection unit which projects a range of an irradiation field of radiation using visible light in a mammography apparatus which irradiates a breast compressed by the compression member with the radiation to capture a radiographic image such that projection of the projection image and projection of the range of the irradiation field are switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Shinichiro KONNO, Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220096026
    Abstract: An information processing device including at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire a radiographic image captured by irradiating a breast compressed by a compression member with radiation; generate a projection image, which includes guide information serving as a guide in a case in which the breast is compressed and is capable of identifying whether the guide information is related to a right breast or a left breast, on the basis of a shape of the breast in the compressed state indicated by the radiographic image; and control an image projection unit which projects the projection image onto a first projection surface of the compression member such that the projection image is projected onto the first projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shinichiro KONNO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220101553
    Abstract: An information processing device including at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire positional information indicating a position of a compression member, which is configured to be movable in a plane direction of a contact surface with a breast, in the plane direction in a mammography apparatus that irradiates the breast compressed by the compression member with radiation to capture a radiographic image; and perform control to direct an image projection unit, which projects a projection image onto a projection surface of the compression member, to project the projection image onto the projection surface of the compression member whose position has been specified on the basis of the positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Shinichiro KONNO, Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220096032
    Abstract: A control device including: at least one processor that is configured to detect whether or not compression of a breast by a compression member in a mammography apparatus is completed and perform control to direct an image projection unit, which projects a projection image onto a projection surface of the compression member, to stop the projection of the projection image onto the projection surface in a case in which it is detected that the compression is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shinichiro KONNO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220096024
    Abstract: A compression member which compresses a breast placed between a radiation source and a radiation detector, wherein at least a partial region of at least one surface of the compression member that does not come into contact with the breast is roughened. A support member and a mammography apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shinichiro KONNO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220101524
    Abstract: A control device including: at least one processor, wherein the processor controls an image projection unit that projects a projection image onto a projection surface of a compression member in a mammography apparatus which irradiates a breast compressed by the compression member with radiation to capture a radiographic image such that a range of an irradiation field of the radiation is displayed by the projection image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Shinichiro KONNO, Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220096037
    Abstract: A control device including: at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to detect whether or not a compression member which compresses a breast is attached to a main body of a mammography apparatus and control an image projection unit which projects a projection image onto a projection surface of the compression member such that the projection image is projected onto the projection surface in a case in which it is detected that the compression member is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shinichiro KONNO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220096025
    Abstract: An information processing device including at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire distance information indicating a projection distance, which is a distance from an image projection unit that projects a projection image onto a projection surface of a compression member to the projection surface, in a mammography apparatus that irradiates a breast compressed by the compression member with radiation to capture a radiographic image; and control the image projection unit such that the projection image having a size corresponding to the projection distance indicated by the distance information is projected onto the projection surface in a case in which the image projection unit projects the projection image at a magnification corresponding to the projection distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shinichiro KONNO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Patent number: 11253208
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit and a determination unit. The control unit controls an operation of radiation tubes such that radiation is emitted at irradiation positions whose number is smaller than the total number of irradiatable positions preset so as to correspond to irradiation angles. The determination unit determines whether or not the radiation needs to be additionally emitted at the irradiatable positions different from the irradiation positions in order to obtain the tomographic image with an image quality level required for diagnosis, on the basis of a determination image obtained by the emission of the radiation at the irradiation positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Makino, Takeyasu Kobayashi, Shunsuke Kodaira
  • Patent number: 11087946
    Abstract: An X-ray tube includes: a cathode assembly that emits electrons; an anode that receives the electrons and generates X-rays; an envelope that is a case having the cathode assembly and the anode accommodated therein; a first shielding portion that shields the X-rays between the envelope and the cathode assembly on a reference line that connects a center of a point where the electrons are generated and a center of a point where the X-rays are generated; and a second shielding portion that shields the X-rays between the envelope and the cathode assembly in a direction perpendicular to the reference line from the center of the electron generation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Matsuura, Takeyasu Kobayashi, Shunsuke Kodaira
  • Patent number: 10989818
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes: a sensor substrate including a flexible base material and a layer which is provided on a first surface of the base material and in which plural pixels, which accumulate electrical charges generated in accordance with light converted from radiation, are formed; a conversion layer that is provided on the first surface side of the sensor substrate to convert radiation into the light; and a protective film that covers a portion ranging from an opposite surface of the conversion layer opposite to a side where the sensor substrate is provided, to a corresponding position, corresponding to a position of an end part of the conversion layer, on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Keiichi Akamatsu, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa, Shunsuke Kodaira
  • Patent number: 10916401
    Abstract: An X-ray tube includes: an envelope that is a case; a cathode assembly that emits electrons in the envelope; and an anode including a first member of which at least a portion extends to the outside of the envelope, a second member that is provided in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the first member, comes into contact with the first member, and has a higher X-ray shielding performance than the first member, and a target that receives the electrons emitted from the cathode assembly and generates X-rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Matsuura, Takeyasu Kobayashi, Shunsuke Kodaira
  • Publication number: 20210022689
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit and a determination unit. The control unit controls an operation of radiation tubes such that radiation is emitted at irradiation positions whose number is smaller than the total number of irradiatable positions preset so as to correspond to irradiation angles. The determination unit determines whether or not the radiation needs to be additionally emitted at the irradiatable positions different from the irradiation positions in order to obtain the tomographic image with an image quality level required for diagnosis, on the basis of a determination image obtained by the emission of the radiation at the irradiation positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MAKINO, Takeyasu KOBAYASHI, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Patent number: 10891097
    Abstract: A receiving device includes a display, a communication unit, and a protrusion portion. The display displays an image and receives an operation corresponding to the image in such a manner that a user comes into contact with the image. The communication unit communicates with a wireless communication apparatus performing near-field wireless communication. The protrusion portion is disposed at least between the display and the communication unit and protrudes from a surface on which the display is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Kodaira, Asako Takayama
  • Publication number: 20200390418
    Abstract: The attachment includes: a holder that has an opening portion provided at a position corresponding to an ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving surface of the ultrasound probe and is attachably and detachably fixed to the ultrasound probe; and a protruding portion that draws and holds a sheet-shaped acoustic matching member provided between the opening portion and the ultrasound probe in a close contact direction in which the acoustic matching member is brought into close contact with the transmitting and receiving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Hiroki NAKAYAMA, Takahisa ARAI, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Publication number: 20200375562
    Abstract: A compression plate of a mammography apparatus has an upper surface which is irradiated with radiation, a lower surface which is opposite to the upper surface and comes into contact with the breast, and a surface which is parallel to the upper surface between the upper surface and the lower surface. In the compression plate, a compression plate scale for identifying an in-plane position of each surface is given to any one of the surfaces. A first display control unit of a console performs control to display a radiographic image captured by the mammography apparatus on a display unit. A second display control unit of the console performs control to display an image scale which indicates a position on the radiographic image corresponding to the in-plane position of the compression plate on the radiographic image displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa ARAI, Hiroki NAKAYAMA, Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Patent number: 10838082
    Abstract: The radiation detector includes: a sensor board including a flexible substrate and a layer which is provided on a first surface of the substrate and in which a plurality of pixels, which accumulate electrical charges generated in accordance with light converted from radiation, are formed; a conversion layer that is provided on a side, opposite to the substrate, of the layer in which the pixels are formed, and converts radiation into light; protective film that covers at least the conversion layer; a reinforcing member provided on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate; and a supporting member that supports the reinforcing member with the reinforcing member sandwiched between the supporting member and the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Keiichi Akamatsu, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa, Naoyuki Nishinou, Shunsuke Kodaira
  • Publication number: 20200337667
    Abstract: A control device including: a control unit that, in a case in which continuous imaging that irradiates a breast of a subject with radiation emitted from a radiation source to capture a radiographic image in a compressed state in which the breast is compressed against an imaging table by a compression member and then captures an ultrasound image of the breast in the compressed state is performed, performs control to locate the radiation source at a non-facing position where the radiation source and the imaging table do not face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa ARAI, Yoshie FUJIMOTO, Hiroki NAKAYAMA, Shunsuke KODAIRA
  • Patent number: 10805478
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a display, a communication unit, and a controller. The display displays an image and receives an operation corresponding to the image in such a manner that a user comes into contact with the image. The communication unit communicates with a wireless communication apparatus performing near-field wireless communication. Before or after the communication unit senses the wireless communication apparatus, when contact with the display is detected, the controller exercises control in such a manner that an operation of the detection apparatus based on the detection result is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Kodaira, Asako Takayama