Patents by Inventor Wataru MATSUSHITA
Wataru MATSUSHITA 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).
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Publication number: 20240215941Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Wataru MATSUSHITA, Kenroku UBUKATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tomonori GIDO, Fumikage UCHIDA, Hisashi YONEKAWA, Hirotaka HARA
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Patent number: 11963816Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Wataru Matsushita, Kenroku Ubukata, Hidetake Tezuka, Tomonori Gido, Fumikage Uchida, Hisashi Yonekawa, Hirotaka Hara
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Patent number: 11793479Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a two-dimensional array of radiation detecting elements that generate one or more electric charges in proportion to a dose of incident radiation; and a control unit that performs control, at least, to read the electric charges from the radiation detecting elements and generate image data. An image capturing mode is switchable between a controlled mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus is under control of an external console and a stand-alone mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus autonomously performs image capturing without the control of the console. When the image capturing mode is switched to the controlled mode or the stand-alone mode, the control unit changes its own process so as to meet the switched image capturing mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA INC.Inventors: Akira Hiroshige, Wataru Matsushita, Nobuyuki Miyake, Hidetake Tezuka, Tetsu Hosoki, Tomonori Gido
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Publication number: 20220346746Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Wataru MATSUSHITA, Kenroku UBUKATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tomonori GIDO, Fumikage UCHIDA, Hisashi YONEKAWA, Hirotaka HARA
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Patent number: 11419570Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Wataru Matsushita, Kenroku Ubukata, Hidetake Tezuka, Tomonori Gido, Fumikage Uchida, Hisashi Yonekawa, Hirotaka Hara
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Patent number: 11278655Abstract: A blood purification apparatus in which whether or not the connection of a communicating line is appropriate can be determined more accurately.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Nikkiso Company LimitedInventors: Yuta Naruse, Shinya Hasegawa, Wataru Matsushita
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Publication number: 20210369228Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a two-dimensional array of radiation detecting elements that generate one or more electric charges in proportion to a dose of incident radiation; and a control unit that performs control, at least, to read the electric charges from the radiation detecting elements and generate image data. An image capturing mode is switchable between a controlled mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus is under control of an external console and a stand-alone mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus autonomously performs image capturing without the control of the console. When the image capturing mode is switched to the controlled mode or the stand-alone mode, the control unit changes its own process so as to meet the switched image capturing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Akira HIROSHIGE, Wataru MATSUSHITA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tetsu HOSOKI, Tomonori GIDO
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Patent number: 11129584Abstract: The present invention provides a radiography apparatus that can effectively exhibit the advantages of individual image capturing modes, namely, a controlled mode and an autonomous mode. A radiography apparatus includes: a plurality of radiation detecting elements that are arrayed two-dimensionally and that generate charges in accordance with the dose of radiation used for irradiation; and a control means that exercises control so as to at least read the charges from the individual radiation detecting elements and generate image data, wherein the image capturing mode can be switched between a controlled mode, in which image capturing is controlled via an external console, and an autonomous mode, in which image capturing is executed autonomously without being controlled via the console, and when the image capturing mode is switched between the controlled mode and the autonomous mode, the control means switches its processing method to a processing method for the image capturing mode entered after the switching.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Akira Hiroshige, Wataru Matsushita, Nobuyuki Miyake, Hidetake Tezuka, Tetsu Hosoki, Tomonori Gido
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Patent number: 10888293Abstract: Provided is a flat panel detection system which is capable of appropriately shortening the time from irradiation with radiation for long length imaging to the display of a stitched image as well as the time taken for photography. Provided is a flat panel detection system 50, comprising: flat panel detectors P1-P3 which respectively read out, from a plurality of radiation detection elements 7, signal values D based on dosages of irradiated radiation; a display unit Ca; and an image generating unit C, 22 which generates a stitched image p.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kazuhiko Katsushima, Wataru Matsushita
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Publication number: 20200337669Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Wataru MATSUSHITA, Kenroku UBUKATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tomonori GIDO, Fumikage UCHIDA, Hisashi YONEKAWA, Hirotaka HARA
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Publication number: 20200138396Abstract: The present invention provides a radiography apparatus that can effectively exhibit the advantages of individual image capturing modes, namely, a controlled mode and an autonomous mode. A radiography apparatus includes: a plurality of radiation detecting elements that are arrayed two-dimensionally and that generate charges in accordance with the dose of radiation used for irradiation; and a control means that exercises control so as to at least read the charges from the individual radiation detecting elements and generate image data, wherein the image capturing mode can be switched between a controlled mode, in which image capturing is controlled via an external console, and an autonomous mode, in which image capturing is executed autonomously without being controlled via the console, and when the image capturing mode is switched between the controlled mode and the autonomous mode, the control means switches its processing method to a processing method for the image capturing mode entered after the switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Akira HIROSHIGE, Wataru MATSUSHITA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tetsu HOSOKI, Tomonori GIDO
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Patent number: 10561389Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a two-dimensional array of radiation detecting elements that generate one or more electric charges in proportion to a dose of incident radiation; and a control unit that performs control, at least, to read the electric charges from the radiation detecting elements and generate image data. An image capturing mode is switchable between a controlled mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus is under control of an external console and a stand-alone mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus autonomously performs image capturing without the control of the console. When the image capturing mode is switched to the controlled mode or the stand-alone mode, the control unit changes its own process so as to meet the switched image capturing mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Akira Hiroshige, Wataru Matsushita, Nobuyuki Miyake, Hidetake Tezuka, Tetsu Hosoki, Tomonori Gido
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Patent number: 10406273Abstract: A blood purification apparatus that is capable of performing a liquid spill prevention operation and uniformizing the amount of air introduced through an opened portion. The blood purification apparatus includes a dialysate introduction line that allows dialysate to be introduced into a dialyzer; a dialysate discharge line that allows the dialysate to be discharged from the dialyzer; coupling tools that allow free switching between a connected state which causes a closed circuit, and an opened state which causes the closed circuit to be opened to form an opened portion; and a control means that performs a liquid spill prevention operation in which external air is introduced through the opened portion. An air detection means, by which air introduced through the opened portion is detectable, is provided in the vicinity of the coupling tools, and the control means stops the liquid spill prevention operation when air is detected by the air detection means.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Nikkiso Company LimitedInventors: Wataru Matsushita, Kentaro Kogoshi
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Patent number: 10368829Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA INC.Inventors: Wataru Matsushita, Kenroku Ubukata, Hidetake Tezuka, Tomonori Gido, Fumikage Uchida, Hisashi Yonekawa, Hirotaka Hara
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Patent number: 10342508Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Wataru Matsushita, Kenroku Ubukata, Hidetake Tezuka, Tomonori Gido, Fumikage Uchida, Hisashi Yonekawa, Hirotaka Hara
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Publication number: 20190167223Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Wataru MATSUSHITA, Kenroku UBUKATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tomonori GIDO, Fumikage UCHIDA, Hisashi YONEKAWA, Hirotaka HARA
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Publication number: 20190167224Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console. The capturing room includes a bucky apparatus, a radiation irradiating apparatus and a detecting unit. A plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses can be loaded on the bucky apparatus. The radiation irradiating apparatus is able to simultaneously irradiate radiation to the plurality of portable radiation image capturing apparatuses. The console is associated with the capturing room and obtains capturing order information. The console allows the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to a capturing possible state when the console judges that capturing in the capturing order information is long length capturing. The console allows only one of the portable radiation image capturing apparatuses to advance to the capturing possible state when the console judges that the capturing is not the long length capturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Wataru MATSUSHITA, Kenroku UBUKATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tomonori GIDO, Fumikage UCHIDA, Hisashi YONEKAWA, Hirotaka HARA
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Publication number: 20190029627Abstract: Provided is a flat panel detection system which is capable of appropriately shortening the time from irradiation with radiation for long length imaging to the display of a stitched image as well as the time taken for photography. Provided is a flat panel detection system 50, comprising: flat panel detectors P1-P3 which respectively read out, from a plurality of radiation detection elements 7, signal values D based on dosages of irradiated radiation; a display unit Ca; and an image generating unit C, 22 which generates a stitched image p.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2016Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Kazuhiko KATSUSHIMA, Wataru MATSUSHITA
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Publication number: 20180318490Abstract: A blood purification apparatus in which whether or not the connection of a communicating line is appropriate can be determined more accurately.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Yuta Naruse, Shinya Hasegawa, Wataru Matsushita
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Publication number: 20170311920Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a two-dimensional array of radiation detecting elements that generate one or more electric charges in proportion to a dose of incident radiation; and a control unit that performs control, at least, to read the electric charges from the radiation detecting elements and generate image data. An image capturing mode is switchable between a controlled mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus is under control of an external console and a stand-alone mode in which the radiographic image capturing apparatus autonomously performs image capturing without the control of the console. When the image capturing mode is switched to the controlled mode or the stand-alone mode, the control unit changes its own process so as to meet the switched image capturing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Akira HIROSHIGE, Wataru MATSUSHITA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tetsu HOSOKI, Tomonori GIDO