Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kawajiri

Takeshi Kawajiri 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).

  • Patent number: 11668822
    Abstract: An underwater detection apparatus is provided which includes a transmission transducer, a reception transducer, and a motor. The transmission transducer transmits a transmission wave within a given fan-shaped transmission space, the fan-shaped transmission space having a first transmission width in a given first plane and a second transmission width in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The reception transducer receives, as a reception wave, a reflection wave of the transmission wave within a given fan-shaped reception space, the fan-shaped reception space having a first reception width in the first plane and a second reception width in the second plane, the second reception width being wider than the second transmission width, and in the second plane, the fan-shaped transmission space being within the fan-shaped reception space. The motor rotates the fan-shaped transmission space and the fan-shaped reception space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuo Suzuki, Kohei Kozuki, Takeshi Kawajiri, Yuji Ebita
  • Publication number: 20230063174
    Abstract: An underwater detection apparatus is provided which includes a transmission transducer, a reception transducer, and a motor. The transmission transducer transmits a transmission wave within a given fan-shaped transmission space, the fan-shaped transmission space having a first transmission width in a given first plane and a second transmission width in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The reception transducer receives, as a reception wave, a reflection wave of the transmission wave within a given fan-shaped reception space, the fan-shaped reception space having a first reception width in the first plane and a second reception width in the second plane, the second reception width being wider than the second transmission width, and in the second plane, the fan-shaped transmission space being within the fan-shaped reception space. The motor rotates the fan-shaped transmission space and the fan-shaped reception space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo Suzuki, Kohei Kozuki, Takeshi Kawajiri, Yuji Ebita
  • Patent number: 11513217
    Abstract: An underwater detection apparatus is provided which includes a transmission transducer, a reception transducer, and a motor. The transmission transducer transmits a transmission wave within a given fan-shaped transmission space, the fan-shaped transmission space having a first transmission width in a given first plane and a second transmission width in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The reception transducer receives, as a reception wave, a reflection wave of the transmission wave within a given fan-shaped reception space, the fan-shaped reception space having a first reception width in the first plane and a second reception width in the second plane, the second reception width being wider than the second transmission width, and in the second plane, the fan-shaped transmission space being within the fan-shaped reception space. The motor rotates the fan-shaped transmission space and the fan-shaped reception space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuo Suzuki, Kohei Kozuki, Takeshi Kawajiri, Yuji Ebita
  • Patent number: 11147534
    Abstract: Provided is an art in which when an operator grips a probe of an ultrasonic imaging apparatus and moves the probe, it is facilitated to maintain the probe at a suitable angle with respect to an object to be imaged. A probe adapter may include a contact surface having a shape extending along an outer circumference of a cross section of an object to be imaged, and a fixing portion configured to fix a probe having an ultrasonic wave transmitting-receiving surface which transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave at a given angle and expose the ultrasonic wave transmitting-receiving surface to the contact surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Arai, Satoshi Nakamura, Takeshi Kawajiri
  • Publication number: 20210096245
    Abstract: An underwater detection apparatus, which includes a transmission transducer, a reception transducer, and a motor, is provided. The transmission transducer is configured to transmit a transmission wave within a given transmission fan-shaped space, the transmission fan-shaped space having a first transmission width in a given first plane and a second transmission width in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The reception transducer is configured to receive a reflection wave of the transmission wave within a given reception fan-shaped space, the reception fan-shaped space having a first reception width in the first plane and a second reception width in the second plane, the second reception width being narrower than the second transmission width, and in the second plane, one of a pair of edges of the transmission fan-shaped space being within the reception fan-shaped space. The motor is configured to rotate the transmission and the reception fan-shaped spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei KOZUKI, Yuji EBITA, Takeshi KAWAJIRI
  • Publication number: 20200371233
    Abstract: An underwater detection apparatus is provided which includes a transmission transducer, a reception transducer, and a motor. The transmission transducer transmits a transmission wave within a given fan-shaped transmission space, the fan-shaped transmission space having a first transmission width in a given first plane and a second transmission width in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The reception transducer receives, as a reception wave, a reflection wave of the transmission wave within a given fan-shaped reception space, the fan-shaped reception space having a first reception width in the first plane and a second reception width in the second plane, the second reception width being wider than the second transmission width, and in the second plane, the fan-shaped transmission space being within the fan-shaped reception space. The motor rotates the fan-shaped transmission space and the fan-shaped reception space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo SUZUKI, Kohei KOZUKI, Takeshi KAWAJIRI, Yuji EBITA
  • Patent number: 10653389
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosing device is provided for diagnosing a state of a to-be-examined part based on echo signals caused by ultrasonic signals. The device includes a container body containing liquid and capable of coming in close contact with a to-be-examined body, an ultrasonic wave penetrating part having ultrasonic penetrability and covering an opening formed in the container body, a probe having an ultrasonic wave transmitting part configured to transmit the ultrasonic signals, and a drive mechanism configured to move the probe inside the container body and change a position of the ultrasonic wave transmitting part. The probe being soaked in the liquid inside the container body in a state where the ultrasonic wave transmitting part is separated from the ultrasonic wave penetrating part, and the ultrasonic signals being transmitted to the to-be-examined body through the liquid and the ultrasonic wave penetrating part by the ultrasonic wave transmitting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Kiyan, Takeshi Kawajiri, Mitsuhiko Hataya
  • Publication number: 20180263596
    Abstract: Provided is an art in which when an operator grips a probe of an ultrasonic imaging apparatus and moves the probe, it is facilitated to maintain the probe at a suitable angle with respect to an object to be imaged. A probe adapter may include a contact surface having a shape extending along an outer circumference of a cross section of an object to be imaged, and a fixing portion configured to fix a probe having an ultrasonic wave transmitting-receiving surface which transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave at a given angle and expose the ultrasonic wave transmitting-receiving surface to the contact surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuo ARAI, Satoshi Nakamura, Takeshi Kawajiri
  • Publication number: 20160242738
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosing device is provided for diagnosing a state of a to-be-examined part based on echo signals caused by ultrasonic signals. The device includes a container body containing liquid and capable of coming in close contact with a to-be-examined body, an ultrasonic wave penetrating part having ultrasonic penetrability and covering an opening formed in the container body, a probe having an ultrasonic wave transmitting part configured to transmit the ultrasonic signals, and a drive mechanism configured to move the probe inside the container body and change a position of the ultrasonic wave transmitting part. The probe being soaked in the liquid inside the container body in a state where the ultrasonic wave transmitting part is separated from the ultrasonic wave penetrating part, and the ultrasonic signals being transmitted to the to-be-examined body through the liquid and the ultrasonic wave penetrating part by the ultrasonic wave transmitting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Wataru Kiyan, Takeshi Kawajiri, Mitsuhiko Hataya