Patents by Inventor Hirotake Osawa

Hirotake Osawa 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: 8866088
    Abstract: A radiation image conversion panel which can improve its optical output and resolution is provided. A radiation image conversion panel 1 comprises a FOP 2, a heat-resistant resin layer 3 formed on a main face 2a of the FOP 2, and a scintillator 4 formed by vapor deposition on a main face 3a of the heat-resistant layer 3 on a side opposite from the FOP 2 and made of a columnar crystal. In this radiation image conversion panel 1, the main face 3a of the heat-resistant resin layer 3 has a surface energy of at least 20 [mN/m] but less than 35 [mN/m]. This can make the crystallinity of the root part of the scintillator 4 favorable, so as to inhibit the root part of the scintillator 4 from becoming harder to transmit and easier to scatter the output light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
    Inventors: Hirotake Osawa, Shintaro Toyama, Yutaka Kusuyama, Masanori Yamashita, Munenori Shikida
  • Publication number: 20130112882
    Abstract: Provided is a radiation detector 1 capable of improving reliability associated with radiation detection. The radiation detector 1 includes: a supporting substrate 2 that can transmit radiation there-through; a scintillator layer 3 formed on one principal surface 2a of the supporting substrate 2, the scintillator layer 3 including an incident surface 3a on which radiation is incident and an emission surface 3b emitting light generated by the incident radiation and on a side opposite to the incident surface 3a; and a light detection portion 5 disposed on an emission surface side of the scintillator layer 3 for detecting light emitted from the emission surface 3b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hirotake Osawa, Yutaka Kusuyama, Shintaro Toyama, Masanori Yamashita, Munenori Shikida
  • Publication number: 20130112884
    Abstract: Provided is a radiation detector 1 capable of improving reliability while using a plurality of light receiving elements to provide a large screen size. A radiation detector 1 includes: a flexible supporting substrate 5 that includes a radiation incident surface 5a and a radiation emission surface 5b; a scintillator layer 6 made from a plurality of columnar crystals H formed on the emission surface 5b through crystal growth and generating light due to the incident radiation; a moisture-proof protective layer 7 covering the scintillator layer 6 and filled between the plurality of columnar crystals H; and light receiving elements 8A to 8D arranged to oppose the scintillator layer 6 and detecting the light generated in the scintillator layer 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hirotake Osawa, Yutaka Kusuyama, Shintaro Toyama, Masanori Yamashita, Munenori Shikida
  • Publication number: 20130087713
    Abstract: A scintillator panel 1 and a radiation image sensor 10 which can achieve higher resolution and higher luminance are provided. The scintillator panel 1 comprises a radiation transmitting substrate 3, adapted to transmit a radiation therethrough, having entrance and exit surfaces 3a, 3b for the radiation; a scintillator 4, adapted to generate light in response to the radiation incident thereon, comprising a plurality of columnar bodies grown as crystals on the exit surface 3b; an FOP 6, arranged on an opposite side of the scintillator 4 from the exit surface 3b, for propagating the light generated by the scintillator 4; and a double-sided tape 5, disposed between the scintillator 4 and the FOP 6, for adhesively bonding the scintillator 4 and the FOP 6 together and transmitting therethrough the light generated by the scintillator 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Shintaro Toyama, Yutaka Kusuyama, Masanori Yamashita, Hirotake Osawa, Munenori Shikida
  • Publication number: 20130043397
    Abstract: A scintillator panel 1 and a radiation image sensor 10 in which characteristics can be changed easily at the time of manufacture are provided. The scintillator panel 1 comprises a scintillator 3 having an entrance surface 3a for a radiation; a FOP 2, arranged on an opposite side of the scintillator 3 from the entrance surface 3a, for transmitting the light generated by the scintillator 3; and a resin layer 5, formed from a resin containing a color material on the entrance surface 3a side of the scintillator 3, for performing at least one of absorption and reflection of the light generated by the scintillator 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Shintaro Toyama, Yutaka Kusuyama, Masanori Yamashita, Hirotake Osawa, Munenori Shikida
  • Publication number: 20120312998
    Abstract: A radiation image conversion panel which can improve its optical output and resolution is provided. A radiation image conversion panel 1 comprises a FOP 2, a heat-resistant resin layer 3 formed on a main face 2a of the FOP 2, and a scintillator 4 formed by vapor deposition on a main face 3a of the heat-resistant layer 3 on a side opposite from the FOP 2 and made of a columnar crystal. In this radiation image conversion panel 1, the main face 3a of the heat-resistant resin layer 3 has a surface energy of at least 20 [mN/m] but less than 35 [mN/m]. This can make the crystallinity of the root part of the scintillator 4 favorable, so as to inhibit the root part of the scintillator 4 from becoming harder to transmit and easier to scatter the output light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hirotake Osawa, Shintaro Toyama, Yutaka Kusuyama, Masanori Yamashita, Munenori Shikida