Patents by Inventor Sayaka TAKATSUKA

Sayaka TAKATSUKA 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: 11587775
    Abstract: An ion detector according to this embodiment has a structure for reducing influences of signal reflection or the like on an output signal. The ion detector comprises an electron multiplier, a signal output unit, a signal output terminal, and an AC coupler. The AC coupler is disposed on a signal line between the signal output unit and the signal output terminal, including a resin sheet and a pair of conductive sections facing each other with the resin sheet interposed therebetween. One conductive section is electrically connected to an output terminal of the signal output unit, and the other conductive section is electrically connected to the signal output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Sayaka Takatsuka, Yuuya Washiyama, Yuto Yanagihara
  • Patent number: 11521841
    Abstract: An ion detector includes a microchannel plate configured to generate secondary electrons upon reception of ions incident thereon and multiply and output the generated secondary electrons; a plurality of electron impact-type diodes configured to have effective regions narrower than an effective region of the microchannel plate on an electron incident surface facing the microchannel plate side, receive the incident secondary electrons output from the microchannel plate, and multiply and detect the incident secondary electrons; and a focus electrode configured to be disposed between the microchannel plate and the electron impact-type diodes and focus the secondary electrons toward the electron impact-type diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Sayaka Takatsuka
  • Publication number: 20220165890
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a detector that includes an AD and detects charged particles or light, and enables speeding up of response of the detector without changing a structure of the AD that limits the response of the detector. A drive circuit of the AD includes a first capacitor and a first resistor. Both the first capacitor and the first resistor are connected in series to the AD in a state where both terminals are set to have the same potential. This configuration reduces the apparent capacitance of the AD and speeds up the response of the entire detector including the drive circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Sayaka TAKATSUKA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210391162
    Abstract: An ion detector includes a microchannel plate configured to generate secondary electrons upon reception of ions incident thereon and multiply and output the generated secondary electrons; a plurality of electron impact-type diodes configured to have effective regions narrower than an effective region of the microchannel plate, receive the incident secondary electrons output from the microchannel plate, and multiply and detect the incident secondary electrons; a focus electrode configured to be disposed between the microchannel plate and the electron impact-type diodes and focus the secondary electrons toward the electron impact-type diodes; and a voltage supply part configured to apply a drive voltage to each of the plurality of electron impact-type diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Sayaka TAKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210391159
    Abstract: An ion detector includes a microchannel plate configured to generate secondary electrons upon reception of ions incident thereon and multiply and output the generated secondary electrons; a plurality of electron impact-type diodes configured to have effective regions narrower than an effective region of the microchannel plate on an electron incident surface facing the microchannel plate side, receive the incident secondary electrons output from the microchannel plate, and multiply and detect the incident secondary electrons; and a focus electrode configured to be disposed between the microchannel plate and the electron impact-type diodes and focus the secondary electrons toward the electron impact-type diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Sayaka TAKATSUKA
  • Patent number: 10930484
    Abstract: To provide an ion detector having an electron lens structure that enables expansion of an effective region of an MCP for capturing ions. The ion detector comprises an MCP unit including an MCP and a first focus electrode, a signal output device including an electron detector surface, and a reset unit disposed between the MCP unit and the signal output device. The reset unit includes a reset element and a second focus electrode. The reset element includes a second input surface and a second output surface opposing each other. On the second output surface, the reset element resets variations in incident angle and velocity of electrons on the second input surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Shinya Hattori, Sayaka Takatsuka
  • Publication number: 20200373136
    Abstract: An ion detector according to this embodiment has a structure for reducing influences of signal reflection or the like on an output signal. The ion detector comprises an electron multiplier, a signal output unit, a signal output terminal, and an AC coupler. The AC coupler is disposed on a signal line between the signal output unit and the signal output terminal, including a resin sheet and a pair of conductive sections facing each other with the resin sheet interposed therebetween. One conductive section is electrically connected to an output terminal of the signal output unit, and the other conductive section is electrically connected to the signal output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Sayaka TAKATSUKA, Yuuya WASHIYAMA, Yuto YANAGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200312645
    Abstract: To provide an ion detector having an electron lens structure that enables expansion of an effective region of an MCP for capturing ions. The ion detector comprises an MCP unit including an MCP and a first focus electrode, a signal output device including an electron detector surface, and a reset unit disposed between the MCP unit and the signal output device. The reset unit includes a reset element and a second focus electrode. The reset element includes a second input surface and a second output surface opposing each other. On the second output surface, the reset element resets variations in incident angle and velocity of electrons on the second input surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Shinya HATTORI, Sayaka TAKATSUKA