Patents by Inventor Takuhiro Ohsawa

Takuhiro Ohsawa 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).

  • RF coil and transmission line handling system for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 7719271
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a gantry having an imaging space therein, a receiving circuit that receives a magnetic resonance signal emitted from a subject arranged in the imaging space, and a bed device on which the subjected is mounted, wherein the bed device includes a top panel on which the subject is mounted, a bed support section which supports the top panel to enable moving the top panel in such a manner that the subject mounted on the top panel is positioned in the imaging space, connection ports provided on the top panel to connect signal transmission cables of RF coils which convert the magnetic resonance signal into an electric signal, and connecting unit which electrically connects the signal transmission cables with the receiving circuit through the inside of the bed support section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Takuhiro Ohsawa
  • Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
    Publication number: 20080106262
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a gantry having an imaging space therein, a receiving circuit that receives a magnetic resonance signal emitted from a subject arranged in the imaging space, and a bed device on which the subjected is mounted, wherein the bed device includes a top panel on which the subject is mounted, a bed support section which supports the top panel to enable moving the top panel in such a manner that the subject mounted on the top panel is positioned in the imaging space, connection ports provided on the top panel to connect signal transmission cables of RF coils which convert the magnetic resonance signal into an electric signal, and connecting unit which electrically connects the signal transmission cables with the receiving circuit through the inside of the bed support section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Takuhiro Ohsawa