Patents by Inventor Yuuichi MARUTA

Yuuichi MARUTA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230404503
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging system capable of performing X-ray imaging by a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and general imaging is shown. The X-ray imaging system includes the following. An X-ray irradiation apparatus is capable of individually irradiating a plurality of X-rays having different energies. A portable X-ray detector images an X-ray image based on the X-rays emitted from the X-ray irradiation apparatus. An X-ray imaging control apparatus controls imaging of the X-ray image by the X-ray detector. The X-ray imaging control apparatus includes a hardware processor that determines whether or not a type of the X-ray detector is suitable for X-ray imaging by the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and a notification section configured to perform notification based on a determination result of the hardware processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yuuichi MARUTA, Koutarou KANAMORI, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Takeshi SAITO, Keisuke KOEDA
  • Publication number: 20220395247
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor calculates an exposure index representative value of a radiation image based on the radiation image including a plurality of frame images. The hardware processor is capable of setting a target value of an exposure index differently for each imaging mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yuuichi MARUTA
  • Publication number: 20220175336
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing device connectable to a plurality of types of radiographic image capturing control devices having different specifications, includes a hardware processor that controls an operation of the radiographic image capturing device based on information indicating specifications or a type of a radiographic image capturing control device connected to the radiographic image capturing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: YUUICHI MARUTA, HIROAKI NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20220000440
    Abstract: A radiography system includes an image former, a first determiner, and an operation controller. The image former performs serial radiography of repeatedly generating a frame that constitutes a video. The first determiner determines whether a next test action is the serial radiography. The operation controller makes the image former begin turning a switch element on/off in a same manner as a manner in the serial radiography before start of the next test action in a case where the first determiner determines that the next test action is the serial radiography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Mao EGUCHI, Koutarou KANAMORI, Takeshi SAITO, Keisuke KOEDA, Nobuyuki MIYAKE, Yuuichi MARUTA
  • Patent number: 10863114
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing apparatus includes scan lines of 1st to nth lines, scan driving units, a controller, an OE signal line and a CPV signal line. The OE signal line is to input OE signal by which an ON voltage is applied to a scan line. The CPV signal line is to input CPV signal by which the scan line, to which the ON voltage is applied by the input of the OE signal, is shifted to a next scan line. To the scan driving units, the controller inputs the CPV signal to sequentially shift the scan line from the 1st line to the nth line, and inputs the OE signal to apply the ON voltage only when the scan line is a scan line of an effective pixel region from which image data is read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Maruta
  • Patent number: 10524746
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes the following. A radiation irradiating apparatus irradiates the radiation image capturing apparatus according to control by a generator. A control device transmits an external synchronizing signal to the radiation image capturing apparatus, transmits an irradiating request signal to the generator, and synchronizes the radiation image capturing apparatus with the radiation irradiating apparatus. When the external synchronizing signal is received, the radiation image capturing apparatus switches the control mode. After the control mode is switched, the radiation image capturing apparatus starts a readout process of the image data at a timing delayed a predetermined amount of time from a timing that the external synchronizing signal is received. The control device transmits the irradiating request signal to the generator at a timing delayed a predetermined amount of time from a timing that the irradiating request signal should be transmitted to the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Maruta
  • Patent number: 10251616
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: scanning and signal lines; a two-dimensional array of detecting elements defining a detecting part; a control unit that reads image data from all detecting elements in a reading area of the detecting part by repeating a cycle of a readout process at N-line intervals, wherein the scanning line subjected to the readout process is shifted every cycle, where N is an integral number of at least 1; and a communication unit for external communication. The control unit detects a radiation emission start of a radiation irradiating apparatus, and if the readout process starts with an N+1th or any subsequent scanning line and then starts with any of first to N+1th scanning lines in a certain cycle, the control unit transfers the image data read in the certain cycle as preview image data substantially concurrently with the readout process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Maruta
  • Publication number: 20180256123
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes the following. A radiation irradiating apparatus irradiates the radiation image capturing apparatus according to control by a generator. A control device transmits an external synchronizing signal to the radiation image capturing apparatus, transmits an irradiating request signal to the generator, and synchronizes the radiation image capturing apparatus with the radiation irradiating apparatus. When the external synchronizing signal is received, the radiation image capturing apparatus switches the control mode. After the control mode is switched, the radiation image capturing apparatus starts a readout process of the image data at a timing delayed a predetermined amount of time from a timing that the external synchronizing signal is received. The control device transmits the irradiating request signal to the generator at a timing delayed a predetermined amount of time from a timing that the irradiating request signal should be transmitted to the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Yuuichi MARUTA
  • Publication number: 20180035060
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing apparatus includes scan lines of 1st to nth lines, scan driving units, a controller, an OE signal line and a CPV signal line. The OE signal line is to input OE signal by which an ON voltage is applied to a scan line. The CPV signal line is to input CPV signal by which the scan line, to which the ON voltage is applied by the input of the OE signal, is shifted to a next scan line. To the scan driving units, the controller inputs the CPV signal to sequentially shift the scan line from the 1st line to the nth line, and inputs the OE signal to apply the ON voltage only when the scan line is a scan line of an effective pixel region from which image data is read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Yuuichi MARUTA
  • Publication number: 20170347984
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: scanning and signal lines; a two-dimensional array of detecting elements defining a detecting part; a control unit that reads image data from all detecting elements in a reading area of the detecting part by repeating a cycle of a readout process at N-line intervals, wherein the scanning line subjected to the readout process is shifted every cycle, where N is an integral number of at least 1; and a communication unit for external communication. The control unit detects a radiation emission start of a radiation irradiating apparatus, and if the readout process starts with an N+1th or any subsequent scanning line and then starts with any of first to N+1th scanning lines in a certain cycle, the control unit transfers the image data read in the certain cycle as preview image data substantially concurrently with the readout process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Yuuichi MARUTA
  • Patent number: 9301725
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a radiation image capturing apparatus, one or more radiation generation apparatuses and a calculation unit. The radiation image capturing apparatus includes a control unit which controls a scan driving unit and a readout integrated circuit of the radiation image capturing apparatus since before start of irradiation of the radiation image capturing apparatus and detects the start of the irradiation when data read out by the readout integrated circuit is equal to or more than a threshold. Before radiation image capturing, the calculation unit calculates a maximum body thickness for each of the radiation generation apparatuses on the basis of the data read out in the radiation image capturing apparatus irradiated by the radiation generation apparatus, the maximum body thickness up to which the control unit can detect the start of the irradiation through a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shikou Kaneko, Yuuichi Maruta
  • Publication number: 20140119509
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a radiation image capturing apparatus, one or more radiation generation apparatuses and a calculation unit. The radiation image capturing apparatus includes a control unit which controls a scan driving unit and a readout integrated circuit of the radiation image capturing apparatus since before start of irradiation of the radiation image capturing apparatus and detects the start of the irradiation when data read out by the readout integrated circuit is equal to or more than a threshold. Before radiation image capturing, the calculation unit calculates a maximum body thickness for each of the radiation generation apparatuses on the basis of the data read out in the radiation image capturing apparatus irradiated by the radiation generation apparatus, the maximum body thickness up to which the control unit can detect the start of the irradiation through a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shikou KANEKO, Yuuichi MARUTA
  • Publication number: 20130341525
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit alternately carries out (a) a leak data readout process to read out electric charges leaking from radiation detection elements via switch elements set in an OFF state as leak data and (b) a reset process of the radiation detection elements. When a value of the leak data read out in the leak data readout process is equal to or greater than a threshold, the control unit repeats the leak data readout process, skipping the reset process. The control unit detects start of irradiation of the radiation image capturing apparatus when a value of the leak data read out in the repeated readout process is again equal to or greater than the threshold, and does not detect start of the irradiation when the value is smaller than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Yuuichi MARUTA, Kaneyuki NAKANO