Patents by Inventor Katsuya Hirota

Katsuya Hirota 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).

  • Neutron source and neutron generator
    Patent number: 10418140
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel neutron source. A neutron source (1) of the present invention includes a neutron producing material layer (3) and a metal layer (2), and the metal layer (2) contains a metal element which has a high hydrogen diffusivity and generates radionuclides having a short half-life upon receipt of irradiation of neutron beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: RIKEN
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamagata, Jungmyoung Ju, Katsuya Hirota
  • NEUTRON SOURCE AND NEUTRON GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20150117584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel neutron source. A neutron source (1) of the present invention includes a neutron producing material layer (3) and a metal layer (2), and the metal layer (2) contains a metal element which has a high hydrogen diffusivity and generates radionuclides having a short half-life upon receipt of irradiation of neutron beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamagata, Jungmyoung Ju, Katsuya Hirota