Patents by Inventor Youjirou Hiratsuka

Youjirou Hiratsuka 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: 10721839
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus of the present invention includes a radiation sensor configured to convert incident radiation into an image signal; a base supporting the radiation sensor; an electronic component, electrically connected to the radiation sensor, that generates heat by being driven; a casing containing the radiation sensor, the base and the electronic component; a heat transfer member disposed in an opposite side to the base across the electronic component, and configured to transfer the heat generated from the electronic component to the casing; and a support member supporting the base and the heat transfer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Yohei Saito, Satoru Omura, Youjirou Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 10653373
    Abstract: An accommodation apparatus that accommodates a radiation imaging apparatus, the accommodation apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit including a bottom surface, a first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and provided at a position facing the first wall surface, wherein the length in a horizontal direction of the first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and the length in the horizontal direction of the second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo, Masaaki Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takaaki Gonda
  • Patent number: 10617380
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a sensor panel, a sound emitting member that provides notification of a state via sound, a casing that contains the sensor panel and the sound emitting member, where the casing includes a first sound transmission hole and a sound transmission member that covers the first sound transmission hole, where the sound transmission member includes a second sound transmission hole with a smaller diameter than a diameter of the first sound transmission hole. The radiographic imaging apparatus includes a detection unit that detects information related to an installed state of the radiographic imaging apparatus and a control unit that controls a volume of the emitted sound based on the detected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Takahiro Koyanagi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Satoru Omura, Katsushi Kato
  • Patent number: 10481280
    Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a scintillator, a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels that each converts visible light converted by the scintillator into electric signals is arranged in a two-dimensional array form on a first surface of a substrate, a plurality of connection terminal portions arranged on a periphery of the pixel array on the first surface of the substrate, and a conductive member to which a constant potential is supplied, wherein the conductive member, the pixel array, and the scintillator are arranged in this order from a side irradiated with radiation, and the scintillator is arranged on a first surface side, and wherein the conductive member is arranged in a region of a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate except for a region opposite to the plurality of connection terminal portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ichimura, Youjirou Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20190209109
    Abstract: An accommodation apparatus that accommodates a radiation imaging apparatus, the accommodation apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit including a bottom surface, a first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and provided at a position facing the first wall surface, wherein the length in a horizontal direction of the first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and the length in the horizontal direction of the second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo, Masaaki Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takaaki Gonda
  • Patent number: 10271805
    Abstract: An accommodation apparatus that accommodates a radiation imaging apparatus, the accommodation apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit including a bottom surface, a first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and provided at a position facing the first wall surface, wherein the length in a horizontal direction of the first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and the length in the horizontal direction of the second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo, Masaaki Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takaaki Gonda
  • Publication number: 20190110376
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus of the present invention includes a radiation sensor configured to convert incident radiation into an image signal; a base supporting the radiation sensor; an electronic component, electrically connected to the radiation sensor, that generates heat by being driven; a casing containing the radiation sensor, the base and the electronic component; a heat transfer member disposed in an opposite side to the base across the electronic component, and configured to transfer the heat generated from the electronic component to the casing; and a support member supporting the base and the heat transfer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: MOTOKI TAGAWA, Yohei Saito, Satoru Omura, Youjirou Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 10156641
    Abstract: A radiation image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing, a circuit component, a supporting plate including first and second faces and configured to support the image sensing panel with the first face and support the circuit component with the second face, a connecting portion configured to connect the image sensing panel and the circuit component, and a housing configured to enclose the image sensing panel, the circuit component, the supporting plate and the connecting portion. An outer periphery of the supporting plate includes a concave portion and a projecting portion, and the connecting portion connects the image sensing panel and the circuit component through outside the concave portion. The outer edge of the concave portion is positioned inside an outer edge of the image sensing panel upon orthogonal projection onto the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo
  • Patent number: 10126434
    Abstract: A radiation image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing, a circuit component, a supporting plate including first and second faces and configured to support the image sensing panel with the first face and support the circuit component with the second face, a connecting portion configured to connect the image sensing panel and the circuit component, and a housing configured to enclose the image sensing panel, the circuit component, the supporting plate and the connecting portion. An outer periphery of the supporting plate includes a concave portion and a projecting portion, and the connecting portion connects the image sensing panel and the circuit component through outside the concave portion. The outer edge of the concave portion is positioned inside an outer edge of the image sensing panel upon orthogonal projection onto the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo
  • Patent number: 10073180
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a housing having a first plate portion and a second plate portion which oppose each other, a sensor panel arranged between the first plate portion and the second plate portion, and having a sensor array in which a plurality of sensors are arrayed, a scintillator arranged between the sensor panel and the second plate portion, a supporting portion arranged between the scintillator and the second plate portion, and configured to support the scintillator, and a buffer portion arranged between the sensor panel and the first plate portion. In orthographic projection to the first plate portion, an inner edge of the buffer portion is fitted between an outer edge of an imaging area of the sensor array and an outer edge of the scintillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki Kobayashi, Kensuke Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Ryo Suzaki
  • Publication number: 20180092618
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a sensor panel, a sound emitting member that provides notification of a state via sound, a casing that contains the sensor panel and the sound emitting member, where the casing includes a first sound transmission hole and a sound transmission member that covers the first sound transmission hole, where the sound transmission member includes a second sound transmission hole with a smaller diameter than a diameter of the first sound transmission hole. The radiographic imaging apparatus includes a detection unit that detects information related to an installed state of the radiographic imaging apparatus and a control unit that controls a volume of the emitted sound based on the detected information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Takahiro Koyanagi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Satoru Omura, Katsushi Kato
  • Publication number: 20180011206
    Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a scintillator, a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels that each converts visible light converted by the scintillator into electric signals is arranged in a two-dimensional array form on a first surface of a substrate, a plurality of connection terminal portions arranged on a periphery of the pixel array on the first surface of the substrate, and a conductive member to which a constant potential is supplied, wherein the conductive member, the pixel array, and the scintillator are arranged in this order from a side irradiated with radiation, and the scintillator is arranged on a first surface side, and wherein the conductive member is arranged in a region of a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate except for a region opposite to the plurality of connection terminal portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ichimura, Youjirou Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20170112458
    Abstract: An accommodation apparatus that accommodates a radiation imaging apparatus, the accommodation apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit including a bottom surface, a first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and provided at a position facing the first wall surface, wherein the length in a horizontal direction of the first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and the length in the horizontal direction of the second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo, Masaaki Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takaaki Gonda
  • Publication number: 20160282482
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a housing having a first plate portion and a second plate portion which oppose each other, a sensor panel arranged between the first plate portion and the second plate portion, and having a sensor array in which a plurality of sensors are arrayed, a scintillator arranged between the sensor panel and the second plate portion, a supporting portion arranged between the scintillator and the second plate portion, and configured to support the scintillator, and a buffer portion arranged between the sensor panel and the first plate portion. In orthographic projection to the first plate portion, an inner edge of the buffer portion is fitted between an outer edge of an imaging area of the sensor array and an outer edge of the scintillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Masaaki Kobayashi, Kensuke Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Ryo Suzaki
  • Publication number: 20160252629
    Abstract: A radiation image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing, a circuit component, a supporting plate including first and second faces and configured to support the image sensing panel with the first face and support the circuit component with the second face, a connecting portion configured to connect the image sensing panel and the circuit component, and a housing configured to enclose the image sensing panel, the circuit component, the supporting plate and the connecting portion. An outer periphery of the supporting plate includes a concave portion and a projecting portion, and the connecting portion connects the image sensing panel and the circuit component through outside the concave portion. The outer edge of the concave portion is positioned inside an outer edge of the image sensing panel upon orthogonal projection onto the first face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo
  • Publication number: 20150342553
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises a housing including, on a side surface, at least one portion lower in magnetism shielding performance than a remaining portion of the housing, and configured to contain an image detector. The imaging apparatus includes a magnetic material that is arranged at a position between the image detector and the side surface including the portion, lower in magnetism shielding performance, of the housing, and a side of a rear surface of the image detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Youjirou Hiratsuka