Patents by Inventor Tomoki Inoue

Tomoki Inoue 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: 20260188585
    Abstract: In a multilayer ceramic electronic component, a via conductor includes a reduced diameter extension portion extending through a protective portion to a surface thereof and having a dimension in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction of a multilayer body that is smaller than a minimum dimension obtained in a multilayer body internal region and an enlarged diameter portion formed in the protective portion in which the reduced diameter extension portion is arranged, or in a multilayer body external region located between the protective portion in which the reduced diameter extension portion is arranged and a multilayer body internal region, the enlarged diameter portion having a dimension in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the multilayer body larger than a maximum dimension obtained in the multilayer body internal region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAKASHITA, Yoshinari TAKE, Tomoki INOUE, Yuka NAITO
  • Patent number: 12635984
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe; an image acquisition unit that continuously acquires an ultrasound image of a blood vessel using the ultrasound probe; a blood vessel detection unit that detects the blood vessel from the ultrasound image; a blood vessel information acquisition unit that acquires blood vessel information of the blood vessel detected by the blood vessel detection unit; a needle information acquisition unit that acquires needle information of a puncture needle; an estimated reaching position calculation unit that calculates an estimated reaching position of the puncture needle based on a designated insertion position of the puncture needle, the blood vessel information, the needle information, and a predetermined needle insertion angle range; a monitor; and a display controller that displays the estimated reaching position calculated by the estimated reaching position calculation unit on the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Tomoki Inoue
  • Patent number: 12639817
    Abstract: The ultrasonography apparatus includes at least one processor, in which the processor acquires, from a detector that detects a posture of a palm of a subject in capturing an ultrasound image, information representing a posture of the palm at a first time point as a first detection result, acquires information representing a posture of the palm at a second time point, which is after the first time point and is a time point during capturing of the ultrasound image, as a second detection result, derives a difference between the posture of the palm at the first time point and the posture of the palm at the second time point based on the first detection result and the second detection result, and performs notification in a case in which the derived difference is equal to or greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Riki Igarashi, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Tomoki Inoue
  • Patent number: 12622681
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus (1) includes a time phase search period specifying unit (16) that specifies a time phase search period in each heartbeat period on the basis of Doppler data; and a frame specifying unit (12) that specifies at least one of B-mode data of a frame with a maximum diameter of a blood vessel or B-mode data of a frame with a minimum diameter of the blood vessel in each heartbeat period by analyzing the B-mode data of a plurality of frames in the time phase search period specified by the time phase search period specifying unit (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiya Miyachi, Tomoki Inoue, Keiji Tsubota
  • Patent number: 12611175
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus capable of synchronizing emission of light from a light source device emitting light for generating a photoacoustic wave and reception in an ultrasound probe with high accuracy. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a sub-controller that has a synchronization signal generation unit and controls an ultrasound probe based on a first synchronization signal generated by the synchronization signal generation unit, an image generation unit that generates an ultrasound image based on a signal detected by the ultrasound probe, and a connector that has a synchronization signal line for transmitting a second synchronization signal generated in the synchronization signal generation unit and outputs the second synchronization signal to the outside through the synchronization signal line. The connector is configured such that a photoacoustic wave light source unit emitting light incident on a puncture needle having a photoacoustic wave generation unit is connectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiya Miyachi, Kaku Irisawa, Keiji Tsubota, Tomoki Inoue, Katsuya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12594056
    Abstract: An ultrasound system 1 includes: a display unit 34 that displays an acquired ultrasound image as a first image in an image display region; an operation unit 40 that includes a touch sensor disposed so as to be superimposed on the image display region and is used by a user to perform a touch input operation; a second image generation unit 37 that generates a second image indicating a partial image which corresponds to a predetermined region including a touch position of the user in the first image; and a second image display position determination unit 38 that determines a position different from the touch position in the image display region as a display position of the second image on the basis of the touch position. In a case in which the image display region is touched by the user, the second image is displayed at the determined display position so as to be superimposed on the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Tsubota, Tomoki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20260092900
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless-connection ultrasound probe that can easily grasp an operation state. A housing includes a head portion that accommodates a transducer array, and a grip portion that is connected to the head portion and that is gripped by a user, a protrusion for indicating an orientation of an ultrasound probe is disposed on an outer side surface of the head portion, a light-emitting unit is disposed on an outer side surface of the grip portion on the same side as the outer side surface of the head portion on which the protrusion is disposed, and a light emission controller controls the light-emitting unit to perform light emission in a way in accordance with an operation state of the ultrasound probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Rika TASHIRO, Shinsuke NOGUCHI, Tomoki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20260069253
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a display that displays a B-mode image in which at least a blood vessel region is imaged; a processor configured to accept designation of a position of the blood vessel region on the B-mode image; detect a vascular wall by performing image analysis on the B-mode image on the basis of the designated position of the blood vessel region; calculate a cross-sectional area of a blood vessel on the basis of the detected vascular wall; set a Doppler gate within the blood vessel region on the B-mode image on the basis of the detected vascular wall; calculate a blood flow velocity on the basis of Doppler data in the Doppler gate; and measure a blood flow volume on the basis of the cross-sectional area of the blood vessel and the blood flow velocity, and display a measurement result on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki INOUE, Yukiya MIYACHI
  • Patent number: 12564387
    Abstract: An evaluation unit evaluates performance of an analytic model (internal analytic model) based on internal data extracted from the analytic model and output data of the analytic model. A determination unit determines use of an external analytic model based on an evaluation result of the evaluation unit. In that case, an input image (tomographic image) is sent to an information processing apparatus via a communication unit. An analysis result of the analytic model (external analytic model) is sent to a calculation control unit via the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomofumi Nishiura, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Tomoki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20260038741
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising: a multilayer unit obtained by alternately laminating ceramic layers and internal electrodes composed primarily of metal; a cuboid element body having a pair of covering portions arranged at both ends of the stack in the laminating direction and covering surfaces of the multilayer unit, and margin portions covering at least some of the end portions of the ceramic layers, and the end portions of the internal electrodes in the multilayer unit, and connecting the pair of covering portions to each other; and a plurality of terminal electrodes electrically connected to the internal electrodes, and arranged apart from each other on at least a mounting surface out of the surfaces forming the surfaces of the element body, wherein the mounting surface is a surface facing the circuit board on which the capacitor is to be mounted, and relational expression (1) below is satisfied, where Po is the porosity of a surface layer portion and Pi is
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinari TAKE, Tomoki INOUE, Takeshi SAKASHITA, Yuka NAITO
  • Publication number: 20260024705
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a cuboid element body having a multilayer unit alternately laminating ceramic layers and internal electrodes composed primarily of metal, a pair of covering portions arranged at both ends of the multilayer unit in the laminating direction and covering surfaces of the multilayer unit, and margin portions covering at least some of the end portions of the ceramic layers in the multilayer unit and the end portions of the internal electrodes, and connecting the pair of covering portions to each other; and a plurality of terminal electrodes electrically connected to the internal electrodes, and arranged on at least a mounting face, which is one of the faces forming the surfaces of the element body, that faces the circuit board when the multilayer ceramic capacitor mounted on the circuit board, wherein at least one of the main faces, which are the faces with the largest area among the faces forming the surfaces of the element body, has particles of a metal oxide adhered to an
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki INOUE, Yoshinari TAKE, Takeshi SAKASHITA, Yuka NAITO
  • Publication number: 20260017792
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus as an image generation apparatus includes an image generation model that has been trained in advance using a plurality of combinations of a composite two-dimensional image and a normal two-dimensional image captured by irradiating, with radiation, a breast in a state of being compressed by a compression member during tomosynthesis imaging for obtaining the composite two-dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki INOUE, Wataru FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20260013816
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus as an image generation apparatus includes an image generation model that has been trained in advance using a plurality of combinations of a plurality of projection images or a plurality of tomographic images and a normal two-dimensional image captured by irradiating, with radiation, a breast in a state of being compressed by a compression member during tomosynthesis imaging for obtaining the plurality of projection images or the plurality of tomographic images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki INOUE, Wataru FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20260004974
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a cuboid element body having a multilayer unit alternately laminating ceramic layers and internal electrodes composed primarily of metal, a pair of covering portions arranged at both ends of the multilayer unit in the laminating direction and covering surfaces of the multilayer unit, and margin portions covering at least some of the end portions of the ceramic layers and the internal electrodes in the multilayer unit, and connecting the pair of covering portions to each other; and a plurality of terminal electrodes electrically connected to the internal electrodes, and arranged in a spaced-apart manner on a mounting surface, which is one of the surfaces forming the surfaces of the element body, facing the circuit board during circuit board mounting, wherein the plurality of terminal electrodes are arranged in m units in a first direction on the mounting surface and n units in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction (where m is a natural number equal to o
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki INOUE, Yoshinari TAKE, Takeshi SAKASHITA, Yuka NAITO
  • Patent number: 12496047
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a display that displays a B-mode image in which at least a blood vessel region is imaged; a processor configured to accept designation of a position of the blood vessel region on the B-mode image; detect a vascular wall by performing image analysis on the B-mode image on the basis of the designated position of the blood vessel region; calculate a cross-sectional area of a blood vessel on the basis of the detected vascular wall; set a Doppler gate within the blood vessel region on the B-mode image on the basis of the detected vascular wall; calculate a blood flow velocity on the basis of Doppler data in the Doppler gate; and measure a blood flow volume on the basis of the cross-sectional area of the blood vessel and the blood flow velocity, and display a measurement result on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Inoue, Yukiya Miyachi
  • Publication number: 20250366819
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus 1 includes an ultrasound probe 15, an image acquisition unit 8 that transmits an ultrasound beam from the ultrasound probe 15 to a subject to acquire an ultrasound image, a site recognition unit 9 that performs image analysis on the ultrasound image acquired by the image acquisition unit 8 to recognize an imaged site of the subject, a memory 11 that stores at least one peripheral site effective to detect a target site, and an operation guide unit 10 that, during detection of the target site, guides a user to operate the ultrasound probe 15 so as to detect the at least one peripheral site stored in the memory 11 and guides the user to operate the ultrasound probe 15 so as to detect the target site on the basis of a recognition result obtained by the site recognition unit 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MATSUMOTO, Tomoki INOUE, Tetsurou EBATA
  • Publication number: 20250352081
    Abstract: Provided are a coil unit, a magnetic resonance imaging system, and a control method of the magnetic resonance imaging system, which can be used by being adjusted according to a size of a subject. A coil unit according to the present disclosure is a coil unit that is fixed to a subject by the string-like member, and includes a plurality of receive coils that receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal of the subject, and a coil cover that has flexibility and on which the plurality of receive coils are two-dimensionally arranged, in which the coil cover has a plurality of through-holes penetrating from one surface to the other surface, the through-holes being disposed at positions corresponding to a size of the subject, into which the string-like members are inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki INOUE, Hisaaki OCHI, Yosuke OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20250352178
    Abstract: An ultrasound system (1) includes an ultrasound probe (2), a mobile information terminal (3), and an external apparatus (4). The ultrasound probe (2) includes a reception data generation unit that generates reception data before imaging based on a sound ray signal, and a probe-side wireless communication unit (24) that wirelessly transmits the reception data. The mobile information terminal (3) includes a camera unit (33) that acquires a view image, and a terminal-side wireless communication unit (31) that wirelessly transmits the view image. The external apparatus (4) includes an external wireless communication unit (41) that is wirelessly connected to at least the terminal-side wireless communication unit (31), an external monitor (45), and a display controller (44) that displays an ultrasound image generated based on the reception data and the view image on the external monitor (45).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masato HATTORI, Keiji TSUBOTA, Tomoki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20250308791
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a multilayer ceramic capacitor, including: a cuboid element body having a stack formed with alternating ceramic layers and internal electrodes made primarily of metal, a protective portion covering a surface of the stack, and a plurality of via conductors arranged so as to pass through the ceramic layers in the stacking direction of the stack, electrically connected to the internal electrodes, and having one end reaching the surface of the protective portion while the other end is positioned in the protective portion, and a plurality of terminal electrodes arranged on the surface of the element body and electrically connected to the end of each via conductor reaching the surface of the protective portion, wherein the ends of the via conductors positioned in the protective portion form a flange that extends outwardly relative to the axis of the via conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAKASHITA, Yoshinari TAKE, Tomoki INOUE, Takayuki TAKANO, Yuka NAITO
  • Publication number: 20250299879
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a multilayer ceramic capacitor, including: a cuboid element body having a stack formed with alternating ceramic layers and internal electrodes made primarily of metal, a protective portion covering a surface of the stack, and a plurality of via conductors arranged so as to pass through the ceramic layers in the stacking direction of the stack, electrically connected to the internal electrodes, and having one end portion reaching the surface of the protective portion while the other end is covered by the protective portion, and a plurality of terminal electrodes arranged on at least a mounting face, which is a face that faces the circuit board when the multilayer ceramic capacitor is mounted on the circuit board, among faces that form the surfaces of the element body, and connected electrically to the via conductors, wherein an electrode is not arranged on the opposite face, which is the face opposing the mounting face, among the faces that form the surfaces of the elemen
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinari TAKE, Tomoki INOUE, Takeshi SAKASHITA, Takayuki TAKANO, Yuka NAITO, Ryo NAKAGAWA