Patents by Inventor Takashi Shimono

Takashi Shimono 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: 20070146523
    Abstract: There is provided a signal generator which includes a main memory which stores at least time data indicating timing when a state change of a timing pulse occurs and space data indicating a state of the timing pulse corresponding to the time data; a counter which counts a clock to be a reference; a first memory which stores predetermined time data in time data stored in the main memory; a comparator which compares an output of the counter with the predetermined time data stored in the first memory and to output a result; a second memory which stores predetermined space data in space data stored in the main memory; and output signal control means which controls the timing pulse to a state of the timing pulse indicated by the space data stored in the second memory on the basis of an output of the comparator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Seiji Tozawa, Takashi Shimono
  • Patent number: 7206381
    Abstract: An x-ray tube (1) irradiates an electron beam from a cathode (18) to impact a target (36) and emit x-rays. When the x-ray tube (1) operates, the magnet portion (40) is rotated every fixed time period and positioned at a prescribed rotation position. Due to the rotation of the magnet portion (40), the magnetic field formed by the permanent magnets (42) changes and the irradiation position on the target (36) of the electron beam moves. As a result, the electron beam is irradiated at a new position on the target (36) and the same amount of x-ray as the initial performance is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignees: Toshiba Electron Tube & Devices Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Shimono, Katsunori Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20060028566
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a timing signal generating circuit including, a memory for storing rising edge position data and falling edge position data of pulses of a timing signal to be generated, and a pulse generator for generating the timing signal on a basis of the rising edge position data and the falling edge position data, wherein the memory stores pulse count data indicating a number of pulses of the timing signal, and the pulse generator includes rising edge signal generating circuits for generating rising edge signals on a basis of respective pieces of the rising edge position data, falling edge signal generating circuits for generating falling edge signals on a basis of respective pieces of the falling edge position data, an active control circuit for setting in an active state the rising edge signals and the falling edge signals generated by the rising edge signal generating circuits and the falling edge signal generating circuits that correspond in number to the pulse count data, and a pulse generating
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Takashi Shimono, Hiroyasu Tagami
  • Patent number: 6944268
    Abstract: An X-ray generator comprises a cathode electrode (15), a grid electrode (17) for controlling an electron beam (e) generated by the cathode electrode (15), a focus electrode (18) for focusing the electron beam (e), and an anode target (14) for emitting X rays by the collision of the electron beam (e). A bias voltage (Vb) is impressed between the cathode electrode (15) and the grid electrode (17) from a bias voltage generating section (20). A tube voltage (Vt) is impressed on the anode target (13) from a tube voltage generating section (19). A voltage dividing section (31) divides the tube voltage (Vt) to generate a focus voltage (Vf). The effect of a variation in voltage on the formation of a focal point of the electron beam is suppressed by impressing such a focus voltage (Vf) on the focus electrode (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Takashi Shimono
  • Publication number: 20050141669
    Abstract: An x-ray tube (1) irradiates an electron beam from a cathode (18) to impact a target (36) and emit x-rays. When the x-ray tube (1) operates, the magnet portion (40) is rotated every fixed time period and positioned at a prescribed rotation position. Due to the rotation of the magnet portion (40), the magnetic field formed by the permanent magnets (42) changes and the irradiation position on the target (36) of the electron beam moves. As a result, the electron beam is irradiated at a new position on the target (36) and the same amount of x-ray as the initial performance is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicants: Toshiba Electron Tube & Devices Co., Ltd, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Shimono, Katsunori Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20040114722
    Abstract: An X-ray generator comprises a cathode electrode (15), a grid electrode (17) for controlling an electron beam (e) generated by the cathode electrode (15), a focus electrode (18) for focusing the electron beam (e), and an anode target (14) for emitting X rays by the collision of the electron beam (e). A bias voltage (Vb) is impressed between the cathode electrode (15) and the grid electrode (17) from a bias voltage generating section (20). A tube voltage (Vt) is impressed on the anode target (13) from a tube voltage generating section (19). A voltage dividing section (31) divides the tube voltage (Vt) to generate a focus voltage (Vf). The effect of a variation in voltage on the formation of a focal point of the electron beam is suppressed by impressing such a focus voltage (Vf) on the focus electrode (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Takashi Shimono