Patents by Inventor Yutaka Muramatsu
Yutaka Muramatsu 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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Patent number: 7372053Abstract: A rotating gantry includes a link frame for supporting a plurality of rollers which rotatably support the rotating gantry, a brake for releasing a braking force applied to at least one of the rollers upon supply of air and applying the braking force to the one roller upon discharge of air, and a solenoid valve for sealing the supplied air in the brake when closed, and discharging the air from the brake when opened. The solenoid valve is supported by a solenoid valve support member mounted to the link frame such that the solenoid valve is positioned just near the brake. The rotating gantry can be more quickly braked and stopped while maintaining high irradiation accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Setsubi Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Yamashita, Shigeji Kaneko, Yutaka Muramatsu, Hiroshi Saga
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Publication number: 20060192072Abstract: A rotating gantry includes a link frame for supporting a plurality of rollers which rotatably support the rotating gantry, a brake for releasing a braking force applied to at least one of the rollers upon supply of air and applying the braking force to the one roller upon discharge of air, and a solenoid valve for sealing the supplied air in the brake when closed, and discharging the air from the brake when opened. The solenoid valve is supported by a solenoid valve support member mounted to the link frame such that the solenoid valve is positioned just near the brake. The rotating gantry can be more quickly braked and stopped while maintaining high irradiation accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2006Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventors: Tsutomu Yamashita, Shigeji Kaneko, Yutaka Muramatsu, Hiroshi Saga
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Patent number: 7030396Abstract: Disclosed is a medical particle irradiation apparatus comprising a rotating gantry 1 including an irradiation unit 4 emitting particle beams; an annular frame 16 located within and supported by the rotating gantry 1 such that it can rotate relative to the rotating gantry 1; an annular frame 15 fixedly located opposite the annular frame 16; an anti-corotation mechanism 34 being in contact with both the annular frames 16 and 15 to prevent the annular frame 16 from rotating together with the rotating gantry 1 during rotation of the rotating gantry 1; and a flexible moving floor 17 interposed between the annular frames 15 and 16, the flexible moving floor 17 being engaged with the annular frames 15 and 16 in such a manner as to move freely such that its bottom is substantially level and that it moves as the rotating gantry rotates.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2003Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Setsubi Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Muramatsu, Hidehito Asano, Wataru Sagawa, Hiroshi Akiyama, Tsutomu Yamashita
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Patent number: 6903356Abstract: Disclosed is a medical particle irradiation apparatus comprising a rotating gantry 1 including an irradiation unit 4 emitting particle beams; an annular frame 16 located within and supported by the rotating gantry 1 such that it can rotate relative to the rotating gantry 1; an annular frame 15 fixedly located opposite the annular frame 16; an anti-corotation mechanism 34 being in contact with both the annular frames 16 and 15 to prevent the annular frame 16 from rotating together with the rotating gantry 1 during rotation of the rotating gantry 1; and a flexible moving floor 17 interposed between the annular frames 15 and 16, the flexible moving floor 17 being engaged with the annular frames 15 and 16 in such a manner as to move freely such that its bottom is substantially level and that it moves as the rotating gantry rotates.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Setsubi Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Muramatsu, Hidehito Asano, Wataru Sagawa, Hiroshi Akiyama, Tsutomu Yamashita
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Patent number: 6803591Abstract: Disclosed is a medical particle irradiation apparatus comprising a rotating gantry 1 including an irradiation unit 4 emitting particle beams; an annular frame 16 located within and supported by the rotating gantry 1 such that it can rotate relative to the rotating gantry 1; an annular frame 15 fixedly located opposite the annular frame 16; an anti-corotation mechanism 34 being in contact with both the annular frames 16 and 15 to prevent the annular frame 16 from rotating together with the rotating gantry 1 during rotation of the rotating gantry 1; and a flexible moving floor 17 interposed between the annular frames 15 and 16, the flexible moving floor 17 being engaged with the annular frames 15 and 16 in such a manner as to move freely such that its bottom is substantially level and that it moves as the rotating gantry rotates.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2003Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Setsubi Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Muramatsu, Hidehito Asano, Wataru Sagawa, Hiroshi Akiyama, Tsutomu Yamashita
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Publication number: 20040111134Abstract: Disclosed is a medical particle irradiation apparatus comprising a rotating gantry 1 including an irradiation unit 4 emitting particle beams; an annular frame 16 located within and supported by the rotating gantry 1 such that it can rotate relative to the rotating gantry 1; an annular frame 15 fixedly located opposite the annular frame 16; an anti-corotation mechanism 34 being in contact with both the annular frames 16 and 15 to prevent the annular frame 16 from rotating together with the rotating gantry 1 during rotation of the rotating gantry 1; and a flexible moving floor 17 interposed between the annular frames 15 and 16, the flexible moving floor 17 being engaged with the annular frames 15 and 16 in such a manner as to move freely such that its bottom is substantially level and that it moves as the rotating gantry rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Inventors: Yutaka Muramatsu, Hidehito Asano, Wataru Sagawa, Hiroshi Akiyama, Tsutomu Yamashita
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Publication number: 20040061077Abstract: Disclosed is a medical particle irradiation apparatus comprising a rotating gantry 1 including an irradiation unit 4 emitting particle beams; an annular frame 16 located within and supported by the rotating gantry 1 such that it can rotate relative to the rotating gantry 1; an annular frame 15 fixedly located opposite the annular frame 16; an anti-corotation mechanism 34 being in contact with both the annular frames 16 and 15 to prevent the annular frame 16 from rotating together with the rotating gantry 1 during rotation of the rotating gantry 1; and a flexible moving floor 17 interposed between the annular frames 15 and 16, the flexible moving floor 17 being engaged with the annular frames 15 and 16 in such a manner as to move freely such that its bottom is substantially level and that it moves as the rotating gantry rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Yutaka Muramatsu, Hidehito Asano, Wataru Sagawa, Hiroshi Akiyama, Tsutomu Yamashita
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Publication number: 20040061078Abstract: Disclosed is a medical particle irradiation apparatus comprising a rotating gantry 1 including an irradiation unit 4 emitting particle beams; an annular frame 16 located within and supported by the rotating gantry 1 such that it can rotate relative to the rotating gantry 1; an annular frame 15 fixedly located opposite the annular frame 16; an anti-corotation mechanism 34 being in contact with both the annular frames 16 and 15 to prevent the annular frame 16 from rotating together with the rotating gantry 1 during rotation of the rotating gantry 1; and a flexible moving floor 17 interposed between the annular frames 15 and 16, the flexible moving floor 17 being engaged with the annular frames 15 and 16 in such a manner as to move freely such that its bottom is substantially level and that it moves as the rotating gantry rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Yutaka Muramatsu, Hidehito Asano, Wataru Sagawa, Hiroshi Akiyama, Tsutomu Yamashita
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Patent number: 5094094Abstract: A hot-rolling equipment installation has a continuous casting apparatus linearly arranged with a simplified heating oven disposed uimmediately after an outlet of the continuous casting apparatus, a sizing press disposed immediately after an outlet of the simplfied heating oven, and rough rolling mills. The sizing press is installed at an inlet side of the rough rolling mills. The slab material is transferred from the continuous casting apparatus to the simplified heating oven and then reduced in width by the sizing press. The simplified heating oven raises the temperature of the edge portions of the slab so that the edge and center portions of the slab are made uniform in temperature. This prevents the edges from cracking during width reduction and subsequent rolling in the rough rolling mills.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1989Date of Patent: March 10, 1992Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Muramatsu, Sadayoshi Tajima