Patents by Inventor Takashi Takasaki

Takashi Takasaki 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: 20240053497
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixels configured to detect radiation, and a controller configured to obtain a radiation generation condition related to a radiation generating apparatus during fluoroscopic imaging, and determine, during the fluoroscopic imaging, timings of a plurality of sampling and holding operations in each of the plurality of pixels in accordance with the radiation generation condition. The timing of at least one sampling and holding operation is a timing in an irradiation period of radiation, and each of the plurality of pixels includes a conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electrical signal, and a sample and hold circuit configured to sample and hold signals from the conversion element multiple times in accordance with the timings, determined by the controller, of the plurality of sampling and holding operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: TAKASHI TAKASAKI, ATSUSHI IWASHITA, KOSUKE TERUI, RYUICHI FUJIMOTO, TAKESHI NODA
  • Publication number: 20230204522
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect radiation emitted from a radiation irradiation unit, the apparatus comprises a processing unit configured to obtain dose distribution information regarding the radiation with which the detection unit is irradiated from the radiation irradiation unit. The processing unit corrects, using the dose distribution information, an image signal output from the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi Takasaki, Toshiharu Sumiya, Akiya Nakayama, Ritsuya Tomita
  • Patent number: 11638565
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes: an effective pixel area including a plurality of detection areas, in each of which a first pixel including a photoelectric conversion element and a second pixel including a light-blocking element are provided; a plurality of signal processing units that are provided so as to correspond to the plurality of detection areas and each process, for a corresponding one of the detection areas, an output signal from the first pixel and an output signal from the second pixel provided in the corresponding one of the detection areas; and a correction unit that makes, for each signal processing unit among the plurality of signal processing units, a correction to the output signal from the first pixel processed by the signal processing unit, by using the output signal from the second pixel processed by the signal processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20220237775
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging system including a radiographic imaging apparatus having a pixel array including a dose detection region where dose detection pixels for outputting signals to be used to detect a dose of emitted radiation is provided, based on position information regarding positions in the dose detection region of defective pixels among the dose detection pixels, determines whether radiographic imaging involving the detection of the dose of the radiation can be normally performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 11125702
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that processes an image obtained from an imaging sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern, the pixels including a first pixel group for obtaining a pixel value corresponding to a radiation dose and a second pixel group for obtaining an offset value even with irradiation with radiation, performs offset correction of a radiation image obtained from the plurality of pixels by an imaging operation with irradiation with radiation based on a dark image obtained from the plurality of pixels by an imaging operation without irradiation with radiation, calculates a statistic value of pixel values obtained from the second pixel group of the corrected radiation image, and corrects pixel values obtained from the first pixel group, which have been offset-corrected, based on a temporal variation in the statistic value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinsuke Hayashida, Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20210068774
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes: an effective pixel area including a plurality of detection areas, in each of which a first pixel including a photoelectric conversion element and a second pixel including a light-blocking element are provided; a plurality of signal processing units that are provided so as to correspond to the plurality of detection areas and each process, for a corresponding one of the detection areas, an output signal from the first pixel and an output signal from the second pixel provided in the corresponding one of the detection areas; and a correction unit that makes, for each signal processing unit among the plurality of signal processing units, a correction to the output signal from the first pixel processed by the signal processing unit, by using the output signal from the second pixel processed by the signal processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20200292474
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that processes an image obtained from an imaging sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern, the pixels including a first pixel group for obtaining a pixel value corresponding to a radiation dose and a second pixel group for obtaining an offset value even with irradiation with radiation, performs offset correction of a radiation image obtained from the plurality of pixels by an imaging operation with irradiation with radiation based on a dark image obtained from the plurality of pixels by an imaging operation without irradiation with radiation, calculates a statistic value of pixel values obtained from the second pixel group of the corrected radiation image, and corrects pixel values obtained from the first pixel group, which have been offset-corrected, based on a temporal variation in the statistic value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Shinsuke Hayashida, Takashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 9846245
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels outputting an electrical signal corresponding to radiation are arranged; a readout circuit section; and a member for preventing radiation from entering the readout circuit section. The pixel array includes a first region in which some pixels used for generating image signals are arranged, and a second region in which other pixels not used for generating the image signals are arranged in at least part of a region around the first region. From an outer side toward an inner side of the pixel array, an end on the inner side of the readout circuit section disposed in the second region, an end on the inner side of an orthogonal projection of the member to the pixel array, and an end on the inner side of the second region are arranged in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuro Takenaka, Toshio Kameshima, Tomoyuki Yagi, Atsushi Iwashita, Eriko Sato, Hideyuki Okada, Takuya Ryu, Kosuke Terui, Takashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 9820712
    Abstract: An energy control unit continuously adjusts energy of radiations in one shot emitted by an X-ray irradiation unit. An X-ray detection unit generates a plurality of image data pieces in one shot by detecting the radiations whose energy is continuously adjusted and transmitted through a subject. An image classification unit classifies the plurality of image data pieces generated by the X-ray detection unit into image data generated by the radiations of a high energy side and image data generated by the radiations of a low energy side. An image subtraction unit performs weighting and subtraction on the image data generated by the radiations of the high energy side and the image data generated by the radiations of the low energy side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20170000439
    Abstract: An energy control unit continuously adjusts energy of radiations in one shot emitted by an X-ray irradiation unit. An X-ray detection unit generates a plurality of image data pieces in one shot by detecting the radiations whose energy is continuously adjusted and transmitted through a subject. An image classification unit classifies the plurality of image data pieces generated by the X-ray detection unit into image data generated by the radiations of a high energy side and image data generated by the radiations of a low energy side. An image subtraction unit performs weighting and subtraction on the image data generated by the radiations of the high energy side and the image data generated by the radiations of the low energy side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 9492134
    Abstract: An energy control unit continuously adjusts energy of radiations in one shot emitted by an X-ray irradiation unit. An X-ray detection unit generates a plurality of image data pieces in one shot by detecting the radiations whose energy is continuously adjusted and transmitted through a subject. An image classification unit classifies the plurality of image data pieces generated by the X-ray detection unit into image data generated by the radiations of a high energy side and image data generated by the radiations of a low energy side. An image subtraction unit performs weighting and subtraction on the image data generated by the radiations of the high energy side and the image data generated by the radiations of the low energy side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20160291170
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels outputting an electrical signal corresponding to radiation are arranged; a readout circuit section; and a member for preventing radiation from entering the readout circuit section. The pixel array includes a first region in which some pixels used for generating image signals are arranged, and a second region in which other pixels not used for generating the image signals are arranged in at least part of a region around the first region. From an outer side toward an inner side of the pixel array, an end on the inner side of the readout circuit section disposed in the second region, an end on the inner side of an orthogonal projection of the member to the pixel array, and an end on the inner side of the second region are arranged in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuro Takenaka, Toshio Kameshima, Tomoyuki Yagi, Atsushi Iwashita, Eriko Sato, Hideyuki Okada, Takuya Ryu, Kosuke Terui, Takashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 9453924
    Abstract: A radiation control apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine dose values of exposures to a radiation detector for acquiring correction images, corresponding to measured input-output characteristics of the radiation detector, and a acquisition unit configured to acquire correction data for the input-output characteristics of the radiation detector, based on the correction images acquired from the detector exposed at the determined dose values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 8503607
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus suppresses X-ray irradiation outside an X-ray detection unit. An X-ray imaging apparatus according to this invention includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates an object with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit movably provided with an imaging unit, a first irradiation field prediction unit which calculates an irradiation field by using the relative positional relationship between generation unit and imaging unit and aperture value of a collimator, a second irradiation field prediction unit which calculates an irradiation field based on the dose of X-rays generated by the generation unit and the X-ray dose distribution detected by the imaging unit, and a predicted irradiation field decision unit which decides, as a predicted irradiation field, a region including one or both of irradiation fields respectively calculated by the first and second irradiation field prediction units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20130020478
    Abstract: A radiation control apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine dose values of exposures to a radiation detector for acquiring correction images, corresponding to measured input-output characteristics of the radiation detector, and a acquisition unit configured to acquire correction data for the input-output characteristics of the radiation detector, based on the correction images acquired from the detector exposed at the determined dose values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20120288062
    Abstract: An energy control unit continuously adjusts energy of radiations in one shot emitted by an X-ray irradiation unit. An X-ray detection unit generates a plurality of image data pieces in one shot by detecting the radiations whose energy is continuously adjusted and transmitted through a subject. An image classification unit classifies the plurality of image data pieces generated by the X-ray detection unit into image data generated by the radiations of a high energy side and image data generated by the radiations of a low energy side. An image subtraction unit performs weighting and subtraction on the image data generated by the radiations of the high energy side and the image data generated by the radiations of the low energy side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20120219117
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus suppresses X-ray irradiation outside an X-ray detection unit. An X-ray imaging apparatus according to this invention includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates an object with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit movably provided with an imaging unit, a first irradiation field prediction unit which calculates an irradiation field by using the relative positional relationship between generation unit and imaging unit and aperture value of a collimator, a second irradiation field prediction unit which calculates an irradiation field based on the dose of X-rays generated by the generation unit and the X-ray dose distribution detected by the imaging unit, and a predicted irradiation field decision unit which decides, as a predicted irradiation field, a region including one or both of irradiation fields respectively calculated by the first and second irradiation field prediction units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 8197137
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus suppresses X-ray irradiation outside an X-ray detection unit. An X-ray imaging apparatus according to this invention includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates an object with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit movably provided with an imaging unit, a first irradiation field prediction unit which calculates an irradiation field by using the relative positional relationship between generation unit and imaging unit and aperture value of a collimator, a second irradiation field prediction unit which calculates an irradiation field based on the dose of X-rays generated by the generation unit and the X-ray dose distribution detected by the imaging unit, and a predicted irradiation field decision unit which decides, as a predicted irradiation field, a region including one or both of irradiation fields respectively calculated by the first and second irradiation field prediction units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20100266098
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus suppresses X-ray irradiation outside an X-ray detection unit. An X-ray imaging apparatus according to this invention includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates an object with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit movably provided with an imaging unit, a first irradiation field prediction unit which calculates an irradiation field by using the relative positional relationship between generation unit and imaging unit and aperture value of a collimator, a second irradiation field prediction unit which calculates an irradiation field based on the dose of X-rays generated by the generation unit and the X-ray dose distribution detected by the imaging unit, and a predicted irradiation field decision unit which decides, as a predicted irradiation field, a region including one or both of irradiation fields respectively calculated by the first and second irradiation field prediction units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 4986999
    Abstract: An anti-denaturation agent for an edible paste product contains a protein decomposition extract obtained by decomposition of protein by proteinase and saccharides as essential active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Nihon Bussan Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Takasaki, Reikichi Yanai, Shigeru Amakawa, Yoichi Takizawa, Akira Iwamoto