Patents by Inventor Yuji Kaga

Yuji Kaga 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: 11946126
    Abstract: A welded structure including a base material made of duplex stainless steel and a welded portion formed by welding the base materials to each other, wherein the base material has a predetermined chemical composition, a volume fraction of a ferrite phase in a metallographic structure of a weld metal of the welded portion is 45 to 75%, a ratio of a hardness of the weld metal to a hardness of the base material is 0.80 to 1.20, and an amount of precipitates formed in the ferrite phase of the weld metal is less than 10% in area fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichiro Ishimaru, Takuya Sakuraba, Yuji Kaga, Toyohiko Kakihara
  • Publication number: 20220411909
    Abstract: A welded structure including a base material made of duplex stainless steel and a welded portion formed by welding the base materials to each other, wherein the base material has a predetermined chemical composition, a volume fraction of a ferrite phase in a metallographic structure of a weld metal of the welded portion is 45 to 75%, a ratio of a hardness of the weld metal to a hardness of the base material is 0.80 to 1.20, and an amount of precipitates formed in the ferrite phase of the weld metal is less than 10% in area fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichiro ISHIMARU, Takuya SAKURABA, Yuji KAGA, Toyohiko KAKIHARA
  • Patent number: 9693750
    Abstract: An evaluation aid is used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray dynamic image thereof is taken and evaluated for image qualities for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios. The evaluation aid contains a fixed plate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios; a rotating disk (movable body) having a plurality of wires (wire rods), the rotating disk capable of rotating (moving) with respect to the fixed plate so that the plurality of wires traverse X-ray with which the fixed plate is irradiated; and a driving motor (driving portion) which rotates (moves) the rotating disk with respect to the fixed plate. It is preferred that thicknesses and/or constituent materials of the plurality of regions of the fixed plate are different from each other, so that these regions have the different X-ray absorption ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, MITAYA MANFACTUING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Chida, Yuji Kaga, Goro Yokouchi
  • Patent number: 9662087
    Abstract: An evaluation aid serves as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray image is taken, and evaluation is then carried out through the digital X-ray image. The evaluation aid can simplify evaluating image qualities of a digital X-ray image for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios all at once. The evaluation aid contains a substrate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios for taking a digital X-ray image to carry out evaluation. Step members are provided on the plate-like body so as to correspond to the plurality of regions, respectively, where each step member includes a plurality of subregions having different X-ray absorption ratios. Preferably the thicknesses and/or constituent materials of the plurality of regions of the substrate are different from each other in order to have different X-ray absorption ratios in these regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: National University Corporation, Tohoku University, Mitaya Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Chida, Yuji Kaga, Goro Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20170055937
    Abstract: An evaluation aid is used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray dynamic image thereof is taken and evaluated for image qualities for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios. The evaluation aid contains a fixed plate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios; a rotating disk (movable body) having a plurality of wires (wire rods), the rotating disk capable of rotating (moving) with respect to the fixed plate so that the plurality of wires traverse X-ray with which the fixed plate is irradiated; and a driving motor (driving portion) which rotates (moves) the rotating disk with respect to the fixed plate. It is preferred that thicknesses and/or constituent materials of the plurality of regions of the fixed plate are different from each other, so that these regions have die different X-ray absorption ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Koichi CHIDA, Yuji KAGA, Goro YOKOUCHI
  • Patent number: 9521989
    Abstract: An evaluation aid is used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray dynamic image thereof is taken and evaluated for image qualities for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios. The evaluation aid contains a fixed plate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios; a rotating disk (movable body) having a plurality of wires (wire rods), the rotating disk capable of rotating (moving) with respect to the fixed plate so that the plurality of wires traverse X-ray with which the fixed plate is irradiated; and a driving motor (driving portion) which rotates (moves) the rotating disk with respect to the fixed plate. It is preferred that thicknesses and/or constituent materials of the plurality of regions of the fixed plate are different from each other, so that these regions have the different X-ray absorption ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: National University Corporation, Tohoku University, Mitaya Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Chida, Yuji Kaga, Goro Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20160296198
    Abstract: An evaluation aid is used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray dynamic image thereof is taken and evaluated for image qualities for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios. The evaluation aid contains a fixed plate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios; a rotating disk (movable body) having a plurality of wires (wire rods), the rotating disk capable of rotating (moving) with respect to the fixed plate so that the plurality of wires traverse X-ray with which the fixed plate is irradiated; and a driving motor (driving portion) which rotates (moves) the rotating disk with respect to the fixed plate. It is preferred that thicknesses and/or constituent materials of the plurality of regions of the fixed plate are different from each other, so that these regions have the different X-ray absorption ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: MITAYA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi CHIDA, Yuji KAGA, Goro YOKOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160242729
    Abstract: An evaluation aid serves as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray image is taken, and evaluation is then carried out through the digital X-ray image. The evaluation aid can simplify evaluating image qualities of a digital X-ray image for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios all at once. The evaluation aid contains a substrate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios for taking a digital X-ray image to carry out evaluation. Step members are provided on the plate-like body so as to correspond to the plurality of regions, respectively, where each step member includes a plurality of subregions having different X-ray absorption ratios. Preferably the thicknesses and/or constituent materials of the plurality of regions of the substrate are different from each other in order to have different X-ray absorption ratios in these regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Koichi CHIDA, Yuji KAGA, Goro YOKOUCHI
  • Patent number: 9392991
    Abstract: The present invention provides an evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray dynamic image thereof is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray dynamic image, and especially an evaluation aid which can be used for evaluating image qualities of a digital X-ray dynamic image for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios, and an evaluation device provided with such an evaluation aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, MITAYA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Chida, Yuji Kaga, Goro Yokouchi
  • Patent number: 9332957
    Abstract: An evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray image is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray image. The evaluation aid can be used to easily evaluate image qualities of a digital X-ray image for object parts having different X-ray absorption ratios at once. The evaluation aid is adapted to be used for taking a digital X-ray image thereof through which evaluation is carried out, and contains a substrate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios; and step members provided on the plate-like body so as to correspond to the plurality of regions, respectively. Each step member includes a plurality of subregions having different X-ray absorption ratios. Thicknesses and/or constituent materials of the plurality of regions of the substrate may be different from each other to establish regions having different X-ray absorption ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: National University Corporation, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Koichi Chida, Yuji Kaga, Goro Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20150182186
    Abstract: The present invention provides an evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray image thereof is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray image, and especially an evaluation aid which can be used for easily evaluating image qualities of a digital X-ray image for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios at once. The evaluation aid of the present invention is adapted to be used for taking a digital X-ray image thereof through which evaluation is carried out, and contains a substrate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios; and step members provided on the plate-like body so as to correspond to the plurality of regions, respectively, each step member including a plurality of subregions having different X-ray absorption ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Koichi CHIDA, Yuji KAGA, Goro YOKOUCHI
  • Patent number: 8981283
    Abstract: An evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray image thereof is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray image. The evaluation aid is adapted to be used for taking a digital X-ray image thereof through which evaluation is carried out, and contains a substrate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios and step members provided on the plate-like body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: National University Corporation, Tohoku University, Mitaya Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Chida, Yuji Kaga, Goro Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20140146950
    Abstract: The present invention provides an evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray dynamic image thereof is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray dynamic image, and especially an evaluation aid which can be used for evaluating image qualities of a digital X-ray dynamic image for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios, and an evaluation device provided with such an evaluation aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicants: MITAYA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Koichi Chida, Yuji Kaga, Goro Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20130156164
    Abstract: The present invention provides an evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray image thereof is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray image, and especially an evaluation aid which can be used for easily evaluating image qualities of a digital X-ray image for X-ray absorption parts having different X-ray absorption ratios at once. The evaluation aid of the present invention is adapted to be used for taking a digital X-ray image thereof through which evaluation is carried out, and contains a substrate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios; and step members provided on the plate-like body so as to correspond to the plurality of regions, respectively, each step member including a plurality of subregions having different X-ray absorption ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: MITAYA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Koichi Chida, Yuji Kaga, Goro Yokouchi