Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Shiratori

Yoshiaki Shiratori 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).

  • ROTATION ANODE X-RAY TUBE UNIT AND ROTATION ANODE X-RAY TUBE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160029468
    Abstract: A rotation anode X-ray tube unit includes a rotation anode X-ray tube, a flow-passage formation member, and a X-ray shielding section. The X-ray shielding section includes an X-ray shield and a frame-shaped X-ray shielding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidero ANNO, Masaji KANAGAMI, Yoshifumi IMAI, Yoshiaki SHIRATORI, Hisayuki TAMURA
  • Cooler, X-ray tube apparatus, and method for operating cooler
    Patent number: 7486777
    Abstract: A cooler that circulates cooling fluid to cool an X-ray tube, and that comprises a circulation unit that has a first end unit and a second end unit, and an expansion mechanism that has a vessel and a bellows that divides the inside of the vessel into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first end unit and the second end unit are detachably coupled to the X-ray tube and are closed when being uncoupled from the X-ray tube, and the expansion mechanism can be switched between a first state and a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohide Umemura, Yoshiaki Shiratori, Takayuki Kitami
  • Cooler, X-ray tube apparatus, and method for operating cooler
    Publication number: 20070242803
    Abstract: A cooler that circulates cooling fluid to cool an X-ray tube, and that comprises a circulation unit that has a first end unit and a second end unit, and an expansion mechanism that has a vessel and a bellows that divides the inside of the vessel into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first end unit and the second end unit are detachably coupled to the X-ray tube and are closed when being uncoupled from the X-ray tube, and the expansion mechanism can be switched between a first state and a second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohide Umemura, Yoshiaki Shiratori, Takayuki Kitami