Patents by Inventor Tetsunori Ojima

Tetsunori Ojima 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: 20230314637
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a first pixel set and a second pixel set that are adjacently arranged in a predetermined direction, and each of the first pixel set and the second pixel set includes two or more of pixels which are adjacently arranged in the predetermined direction and in which photoelectric conversion elements have aperture portions having different shapes. In the pixels included in the first pixel set and the second pixel set, distances between gravity centers or centers of the aperture portions of the adjacent pixels are substantially the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: TETSUNORI OJIMA, MINORU WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230258828
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprising pixels, a driver controlling the pixels via driving lines, a readout circuit reading out, via column signal lines, signals from the pixels and a detector detecting irradiation information of radiation separately from a radiation image, is provided. Each of the column signal lines is connected to pixels arranged on two pixel columns. The pixels include a first pixel and a second pixel, whose sensitivities are different from each other. The first and second pixels are connected to a common column signal line and are connected to driving lines different from each other. When detecting the irradiation information, the driver drives the first and second pixels at timings different from each other, and the detection circuit detects the irradiation information based on signals output from the first and second pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: RYUNOSUKE BANNAI, TETSUNORI OJIMA, KENTARO FUJIYOSHI, RYOSUKE MIURA
  • Patent number: 11656370
    Abstract: A radiation imaging panel comprising a substrate in which a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are arranged, a scintillator containing a plurality of columnar crystals arranged on the substrate, and a protective layer is provided. The protective layer includes a first resin layer arranged so as to cover the scintillator and a second resin layer arranged on the first resin layer, and the first resin layer contains a resin to which particles of a metal compound is added. A light reflectance r1 [%] of the first resin layer satisfies 47%<r1<75%, and a light reflectance r2 [%] of the second resin layer and a light absorptance a2 [%] of the second resin layer satisfy r2<a2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shoshiro Saruta, Kazumi Nagano, Keiichi Nomura, Tetsunori Ojima
  • Publication number: 20220401054
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a sensor unit of a radiation imaging device, detecting an incident radiation R irradiated from a radiation generator; an arithmetic unit calculating an accumulated dose of the radiation detected by the sensor unit; and an imaging control unit outputting an irradiation stop signal for stopping the irradiation of the radiation R to the radiation generator when the accumulated dose reaches a threshold or more, wherein the imaging control unit sets the threshold based on a dose rate of the radiation R determined based on a relationship between the accumulated dose and a time, and a delay time from a time of outputting the irradiation stop signal to a time of stopping the irradiation of the radiation of the radiation generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Takanori Taya, Toshikazu Tamura, Sota Torii, Tetsunori Ojima, Kentaro Fujiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20220026590
    Abstract: A radiation imaging panel comprising a substrate in which a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are arranged, a scintillator containing a plurality of columnar crystals arranged on the substrate, and a protective layer is provided. The protective layer includes a first resin layer arranged so as to cover the scintillator and a second resin layer arranged on the first resin layer, and the first resin layer contains a resin to which particles of a metal compound is added. A light reflectance r1 [%] of the first resin layer satisfies 47%<r1<75%, and a light reflectance r2 [%] of the second resin layer and a light absorptance a2 [%] of the second resin layer satisfy r2<a2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shoshiro Saruta, Kazumi Nagano, Keiichi Nomura, Tetsunori Ojima
  • Patent number: 11199636
    Abstract: A scintillator plate is provided. The scintillator plate comprises a substrate, a scintillator including a plurality of columnar crystals arranged above the substrate, a first protective film, and a second protective film. The first protective film chemically bonds to the plurality of columnar crystals in interfaces with the plurality of columnar crystals, and the substrate and the second protective film seal the scintillator and the first protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsunori Ojima
  • Patent number: 10656289
    Abstract: A protection film covering a scintillator has at least a plurality of metal atoms, an oxygen atom, and a hydrophobic functional group, a certain metal atom of the plurality of metal atoms is bonded to the other metal atom of the plurality of metal atoms through the oxygen atom, the hydrophobic functional group has a carbon atom, and the carbon atom is bonded to any one of the plurality of metal atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsunori Ojima
  • Publication number: 20200081140
    Abstract: A scintillator plate is provided. The scintillator plate comprises a substrate, a scintillator including a plurality of columnar crystals arranged above the substrate, a first protective film, and a second protective film. The first protective film chemically bonds to the plurality of columnar crystals in interfaces with the plurality of columnar crystals, and the substrate and the second protective film seal the scintillator and the first protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsunori Ojima
  • Publication number: 20190196029
    Abstract: A protection film covering a scintillator has at least a plurality of metal atoms, an oxygen atom, and a hydrophobic functional group, a certain metal atom of the plurality of metal atoms is bonded to the other metal atom of the plurality of metal atoms through the oxygen atom, the hydrophobic functional group has a carbon atom, and the carbon atom is bonded to any one of the plurality of metal atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsunori Ojima
  • Patent number: 10094938
    Abstract: A protection film, configured to cover scintillators formed on a scintillator substrate, the scintillators being a plurality of columnar crystal structures protruding from a surface of the scintillator substrate, at least includes a metal alkoxide, and a cross-link formed by cross-linking some of metal atoms of the metal alkoxide by oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsunori Ojima, Minoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180031713
    Abstract: A protection film, configured to cover scintillators formed on a scintillator substrate, the scintillators being a plurality of columnar crystal structures protruding from a surface of the scintillator substrate, at least includes a metal alkoxide, and a cross-link formed by cross-linking some of metal atoms of the metal alkoxide by oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsunori Ojima, Minoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8638442
    Abstract: A substrate of a target substance detection element to be used for a detection apparatus for detecting a target substance, utilizing surface plasmon resonance, comprises a base and a metal structure arranged on the surface of the base in a localized manner or a metal film having an aperture and arranged on the surface of the base, the metal structure or the aperture, whichever appropriate, having at least either of a loop section and a crossing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junta Yamamichi, Tetsunori Ojima, Hidenori Shiotsuka
  • Publication number: 20120293160
    Abstract: A field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor layer, at least two active regions disposed in the semiconductor layer, a source electrode in contact with one of the two active regions, a drain electrode in contact with the other active region; an insulating layer which is located between the source electrode and the drain electrode and which is disposed on the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode overlying the insulating layer, an adsorption site which is disposed between the gate electrode and the insulating layer and is used to adsorb a molecule, and a driving unit used to drive the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Koto, Tetsunori Ojima
  • Patent number: 8148140
    Abstract: The present invention enables to classify and measure two or more kinds of target substances which have the same recognition site recognized by a specific capturing body. Specifically, by using a target substance detecting element for detecting two or more targets, whose kinds are different mutually, at the same time, the target substance detecting element, characterized by having a base material, two or more kinds of metal structures provided on a surface of the base material, and a target capturing body provided on each surface of the two or more kinds of metal structures, and in that the number of kinds of the metal structures are equal to or more than the number of kinds of the target substances, concentrations of the two or more kinds of target substances can be calculated by integrating and analyzing detection signals detected from the target substance detecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junta Yamamichi, Tetsunori Ojima
  • Patent number: 8110250
    Abstract: A chemical sensor that utilizes localized surface Plasmon resonance including a substrate, metal-containing particles and dielectric particles, wherein the metal-containing particles and the dielectric particles are disposed on the substrate, is used as a chemical sensor element. Thereby, a chemical sensor element having a sufficient detecting sensitivity when localized surface Plasmon resonance is utilized, and a method for the fabrication thereof, can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsunori Ojima, Miki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8080430
    Abstract: In the present invention, a target substance detection material, which includes a metal structure, a target substance capturing unit, and a polymer matrix retaining the metal structure and the target substance capturing unit, captures a target substance, and as a result, the volume of the polymer matrix is changed. Such a change in the volume of the polymer matrix is measured as a change in the optical properties of the metal structure, and the target is detected. Thereby, the present invention provides a target substance detection material having good operability and high performance, which includes a metal structure as a labeled form, and a target substance detection method for detecting the presence or absence of a target substance in a specimen and/or the concentration thereof, using the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Imamura, Tetsunori Ojima, Kazumichi Nakahama
  • Publication number: 20110263458
    Abstract: A substrate of a target substance detection element to be used for a detection apparatus for detecting a target substance, utilizing surface plasmon resonance, comprises a base and a metal structure arranged on the surface of the base in a localized manner or a metal film having an aperture and arranged on the surface of the base, the metal structure or the aperture, whichever appropriate, having at least either of a loop section and a crossing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junta Yamamichi, Tetsunori Ojima, Hidenori Shiotsuka
  • Patent number: 8004685
    Abstract: A substrate of a target substance detection element to be used for a detection apparatus for detecting a target substance, utilizing surface plasmon resonance, comprises a base and a metal structure arranged on the surface of the base in a localized manner or a metal film having an aperture and arranged on the surface of the base, the metal structure or the aperture, whichever appropriate, having at least either of a loop section and a crossing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junta Yamamichi, Tetsunori Ojima, Hidenori Shiotsuka
  • Publication number: 20110143026
    Abstract: A chemical sensor that utilizes localized surface Plasmon resonance including a substrate, metal-containing particles and dielectric particles, wherein the metal-containing particles and the dielectric particles are disposed on the substrate, is used as a chemical sensor element. Thereby, a chemical sensor element having a sufficient detecting sensitivity when localized surface Plasmon resonance is utilized, and a method for the fabrication thereof, can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsunori Ojima, Miki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7829349
    Abstract: An element to be used for detecting a target substance by using a capturing body for target substance and using surface plasmon resonance has a structure in which the metal structure having a particular pattern is located on a spherical support. Thus configured element for detecting the target substance can detect the target substance at sufficient detection sensitivity in a short period of time by using the surface plasmon resonance. A method for detecting the target substance by using the element and a detection device therefor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsunori Ojima, Norihiko Utsunomiya