Patents by Inventor Toshiro Obata

Toshiro Obata 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: 20180120448
    Abstract: A radiation measurement value (instantaneous measurement value) expressed by a digital value is displayed in a numeral display area of a display unit of a survey meter. A current value marker that moves in a sliding manner in the horizontal direction in accordance with the radiation measurement value is displayed in a marker display area. A history marker is displayed accompanying that current value marker. The history marker is a marker that shows the direction of change (increasing direction, decreasing direction) and extent of change of the measurement value from the past until now, and is displayed on one of one side and the other side, or both, of the current value marker. The length of the history marker shows the amount of change of the measurement value within a fixed time in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiro OBATA, Akihito YAMAGUCHI, Toru KATO
  • Patent number: 9417334
    Abstract: Preprocessing is conducted on a unipolar pulse output from a photomultiplier tube, to thereby generate a bipolar signal (bipolar pulse). In the bipolar signal, the falling waveform portion (back slope) of the initial peak waveform is steep, and also cuts across the baseline, whereby it is possible to accurately identify the falling point as the zero crossing point. The accuracy of identification of the pulse width “t” can be improved thereby. In addition to the pulse width, further reference may be made to the crest value of the unipolar pulse, the crest value of the bipolar signal, and the like, when determining line type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiraku Katsuyama, Toru Kato, Toshiro Obata
  • Patent number: 9400333
    Abstract: A survey meter according to the present invention is a portable radiation measurement device. The survey meter comprises a tip portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion. A display unit is provided on the top surface of the intermediate portion. The tip portion extends to the intermediate portion with a bent portion therebetween. The tip portion forms an inclined portion. The grip portion has a constricted portion. A radiation detection unit is provided inside the tip portion and is formed by a plurality of sensors arranged in the right-left direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro Obata, Hiraku Katsuyama
  • Publication number: 20160170037
    Abstract: Preprocessing is conducted on a unipolar pulse output from a photomultiplier tube, to thereby generate a bipolar signal (bipolar pulse). In the bipolar signal, the falling waveform portion (back slope) of the initial peak waveform is steep, and also cuts across the baseline, whereby it is possible to accurately identify the falling point as the zero crossing point. The accuracy of identification of the pulse width “t” can be improved thereby. In addition to the pulse width, further reference may be made to the crest value of the unipolar pulse, the crest value of the bipolar signal, and the like, when determining line type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiraku Katsuyama, Toru Kato, Toshiro Obata
  • Publication number: 20160154118
    Abstract: A first calculation unit calculates a moving average (dose rate) using a relatively long averaging period (T). A second calculation unit calculates an integrated value (dose rate) using a relatively short time constant (?). In a state in which the moving average is displayed, an alarm determination unit identifies a dose abnormality on the basis of the integrated value. Within a measurement start period, a display switching determination unit identifies a constant dose rate state on the basis of the integrated value. A restoration determination unit identifies the restoration of a dose rate on the basis of the integrated value. If a dose rate is displayed using a large degree of smoothing, sudden increases, and the like, in the dose rate can be identified quickly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro OBATA, Takaaki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HONDA, Akihito YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150192680
    Abstract: A survey meter according to the present invention is a portable radiation measurement device. The survey meter comprises a tip portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion. A display unit is provided on the top surface of the intermediate portion. The tip portion extends to the intermediate portion with a bent portion therebetween. The tip portion forms an inclined portion. The grip portion has a constricted portion. A radiation detection unit is provided inside the tip portion and is formed by a plurality of sensors arranged in the right-left direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro Obata, Hiraku Katsuyama