Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Jimbo

Tomohiko Jimbo 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: 20090279660
    Abstract: A rotor is rotatably supported in a gantry housing having a substantially sealed structure. An X-ray tube is provided in the rotor. A cooler is provided in the rotor and cools a refrigerant within the X-ray tube. An X-ray detector is provided in the rotor. A reconstruction unit reconstructs an image on the basis of an output of the X-ray detector. A radiator is fixed inside the gantry housing at a position opposite to an exhaust opening of the cooler when the rotor is stationary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Tomonao Takamatsu, Hitoshi Hattori, Hideo Iwasaki, Harunobu Fukushima, Rika Hosaka, Tomohiko Jimbo, Tetsuya Sadotomo, Tomokazu Harada, Satoshi Ota, Makoto Nakano, Yasutaka Shindo, Katsumi Gotanda
  • Publication number: 20090232281
    Abstract: According to the invention, an X-ray CT apparatus includes: an annular rotator including: an X-ray tube; an X-ray detector disposed oppositely to the X-ray tube; a radiator disposed in the vicinity of the X-ray tube and dissipating heat from the X-ray tube; an air outlet provided in the vicinity of the radiator; and an air inlet provided at a position oppositely to the air outlet, a gantry cover covering peripheral of the annular rotator and having an upper air vent and a plurality of lower air vents; a plurality of fans discharging to the outside air exist in a gap between the gantry cover and the annular rotator from the air outlet; and a baffle plate provided in the gap in the vicinity of the lower air vents and controlling an air flow passing through internal space of the annular rotator and an airflow passing through the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Jimbo, Hideo Iwasaki, Tomonao Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 7152017
    Abstract: The numerical analysis system of the invention analyzes the dynamical state of the compressible fluid employing Hybrid Grid Adaptation Method by Finite Volume Method. The initial grid data are created by way of free combination of tetrahedral cells, hexahedral cells and pentahedral cells. The divide-delete index is calculated according to the density of the fluid in each cell. A triangular face of the cell is divided into triangular faces and the quadrilateral face is divided into quadrilateral faces when the cell is divided. The cell is divided only when three conditions are satisfied. The first condition is that the volume of the cell is greater than the minimum volume. The second is that the dividing level of the cell is not the maximum level. The third is that the divide-delete index is greater than the dividing threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Keio University
    Inventors: Takahiko Tanahashi, Tomohiko Jimbo
  • Publication number: 20040138853
    Abstract: The numerical analysis system of the invention analyzes the dynamical state of the compressible fluid employing Hybrid Grid Adaptation Method by Finite Volume Method. The initial grid data are created by way of free combination of tetrahedral cells, hexahedral cells and pentahedral cells. The divide-delete index is calculated according to the density of the fluid in each cell. A triangular face of the cell is divided into triangular faces and the quadrilateral face is divided into quadrilateral faces when the cell is divided. The cell is divided only when three conditions are satisfied. The first condition is that the volume of the cell is greater than the minimum volume. The second is that the dividing level of the cell is not the maximum level. The third is that the divide-delete index is greater than the dividing threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Takahiko Tanahashi, Tomohiko Jimbo