Patents by Inventor Youji Yamamichi

Youji Yamamichi 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).

  • Patent number: 8727619
    Abstract: Disclosed is an radiographic image capturing system, which makes it possible to establish second ?*-correction data for the replacement-use radiographic image capturing apparatus, even if a console is busy. The system includes: a radiographic image capturing apparatus provided with radiation detecting elements two dimensionally arranged, to output image data representing a radiographic image; a radiation source to emit radiation; a cradle provided in an image capturing room; and a console to create a radiographic image based on the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventor: Youji Yamamichi
  • Publication number: 20120145914
    Abstract: Disclosed is an radiographic image capturing system, which makes it possible to establish second ?*-correction data for the replacement-use radiographic image capturing apparatus, even if a console is busy. The system includes: a radiographic image capturing apparatus provided with radiation detecting elements two dimensionally arranged, to output image data representing a radiographic image; a radiation source to emit radiation; a cradle provided in an image capturing room; and a console to create a radiographic image based on the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventor: Youji Yamamichi
  • Publication number: 20090016580
    Abstract: The problems that a skipping area is shown in the chest wall portion of the output image and image information on the chest wall portion lacks when the left and right breast images are recorded on films and outputted to compare and examine the images on the film viewer are solved. An image processing device of a breast image processing system performs a format processing so that the chest wall portions of left and right breast images created by an image creating device may be disposed on the writing commencement position H sides of an image recording apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Youji Yamamichi, Mamoru Umeki, Eiichi Akagi
  • Patent number: 7076090
    Abstract: The invention concerns an image information apparatus that stores a plurality of image information corresponding to a plurality of images. The apparatus includes a receiving section to receive the plurality of image information, an ID information reading section to read the ID information corresponding to the image information, a memory section to store the plurality of image information and the ID information read by the ID information reading section relatively, and an ID distinction section that outputs an ID distinction-signal when detecting that the second ID information does not coincide with the first ID information. The memory section stores a plurality of the image information corresponding to the first ID information, before the second ID information is received, when the memory section receives the ID distinction-signal outputted by the ID distinction section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Youji Yamamichi, Tetsuya Onishi
  • Publication number: 20060008130
    Abstract: In controller 20, upon receipt of the instruction information of the medical image film output from image diagnosis terminal 30, information on the output form of medical image output apparatus 50a or 50b defined as an output destination is read out from an output form table, while information on the output form set as the standard output form is read out from a standard form table. Then based on the information, presence or absence of the reversing process of the medical image and the output order are set so that the film output form is a standard form. Then the information on this setting as the output instruction information and the medical image to be outputted are sent to medical image output apparatus 50a or 50b. The reversing process of the medical image is performed according to the information and the reversed image is outputted in the specified order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Youji Yamamichi, Mamoru Umeki
  • Publication number: 20050230375
    Abstract: A thermal developing apparatus comprises a thermal developing device for heating and visualizing a thermal developing film on which a latent image is formed while the thermal developing film is conveyed, the thermal developing device comprising, a heating device for heating the thermal developing film, a conveyance device for conveying the thermal developing film to be heated, a driving device for driving the conveyance device, a temperature detecting device for detecting a temperature of the heating device, and a controller for controlling the driving device so as to limit driving of the driving device until a detected temperature of the heating device reaches to a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Masaya Shimoji, Youji Yamamichi
  • Publication number: 20040213444
    Abstract: A medical image processing system for visualizing plural medical images of a subject in multi-format on a single plane on one of a film sheet and a screen, comprising: a radiographing section for radiographing the subject so as to generate plural sets of image information in which each set of image information includes medical image information and radiograph-related information related to at least one of the subject and the radiographing section; an extracting section for extracting plural sets of radiograph-related information from the plural sets of image information; a calculating section for conducting calculation for the plural sets of radiograph-related information so as to obtain new radiograph-related information; and a visualizing section for visualizing the plural sets of image information with the new radiograph-related information on the single image plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventor: Youji Yamamichi
  • Publication number: 20030206647
    Abstract: The invention concerns an image information apparatus that stores a plurality of image information corresponding to a plurality of images. The apparatus includes a receiving section to receive the plurality of image information, an ID information reading section to read the ID information corresponding to the image information, a memory section to store the plurality of image information and the ID information read by the ID information reading section relatively, and an ID distinction section that outputs an ID distinction-signal when detecting that the second ID information does not coincide with the first ID information. The memory section stores a plurality of the image information corresponding to the first ID information, before the second ID information is received, when the memory section receives the ID distinction-signal outputted by the ID distinction section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Youji Yamamichi, Tetsuya Onishi
  • Publication number: 20030156765
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image distributing apparatus, which makes it possible to automatically and appropriately classify destination terminals, to which the image information sets are distributed, without requiring the hospital to prepare extra personnel for this operation, and as a result, to improve the efficiency of the operation. The image distributing apparatus is provided with: a memory means for storing the image information, formed by image-forming apparatus, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: KONICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Youji Yamamichi
  • Publication number: 20020126902
    Abstract: A character information collating apparatus, comprises an inputting section to input image data and a character information data as a data set; an information memorizing section to memorize a plurality of data sets, wherein the plurality of data sets include a plurality of different character information data; and a retrieving section to retrieve the plurality of data sets memorized in the information memorizing section. When the inputting section inputs a new data set including new image data and a new character information data and the retrieving section judges that the plurality of data sets include the same character information data as the new character information data, the new data set is correlated with the data set including the same character information data memorized in the information memorizing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Onishi, Youji Yamamichi, Yuji Komiya
  • Patent number: 5917536
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a recording device includes a first input section for inputting image information items with respect to an object, and a second input section for inputting a change signal representing a change of the object. A first memory stores a plurality of the image information items inputted by the first input section, and a control section selects at least one of the image information items stored in the first memory and for controlling the recording device to record the at least one selected image information item on a recording sheet, responsive to the input of the change signal by the second input section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Kunimoto, Youji Yamamichi, Katsuya Tanimoto