Patents by Inventor Tadashi Arimoto

Tadashi Arimoto 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: 20220155245
    Abstract: A state change tracking device includes: a hardware processor that non-destructively tracks a state change of an inspection target by a plurality of reconstructed images acquired by imaging the inspection target placed under a specific environment by an X-ray Talbot imaging device over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: TADASHI ARIMOTO, IKUMA OTA
  • Patent number: 10775518
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a lattice-shaped laminated scintillator panel capable of enlarging the area and increasing the thickness with a means completely different from a conventional technique using a silicon wafer. A method of manufacturing a laminated scintillator panel having a structure in which a scintillator layer and a non-scintillator layer are repeatedly laminated in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of radiation incidence, the method including: a step of forming a laminate by repeatedly laminating the scintillator layer and the non-scintillator layer; and a joining step of pressurizing the laminate to join the scintillator layer and the non-scintillator layer integrally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadashi Arimoto, Kei Isoda
  • Patent number: 10761220
    Abstract: A laminated scintillator panel having a structure in which a scintillator layer for converting radiation into visible light and a non-scintillator layer are repeatedly laminated in a direction parallel to an incident direction of radiation, wherein the non-scintillator layer transmits the visible light. Provided is a lattice-shaped laminated scintillator panel with high luminance, a large area, and a thick layer by means completely different from a conventional technique using a silicon wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadashi Arimoto, Kei Isoda
  • Publication number: 20200033483
    Abstract: To provide a scintillator panel which is less likely to be influenced by film thickening, has high brightness and MTF, and has reduced noise. A scintillator panel including a laminate in which a scintillator layer and a non-scintillator layer are repeatedly stacked in a direction substantially parallel to a radiation incident direction, wherein the laminate has an inclined structure in which a lamination angle of each layer in the laminate is changed in a sector shape and extrapolated surfaces of each layer intersect on a single line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadashi ARIMOTO, Hiromichi SHINDOU
  • Patent number: 10393888
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a laminated scintillator panel having a structure in which a scintillator layer and a non-scintillator layer are repeatedly laminated in a parallel direction perpendicular to incidence of radiation, characterized by including a step of joining the scintillator layer and the non-scintillator layer. The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a lattice-shaped laminated scintillator panel capable of enlarging the area and increasing the thickness with means completely different from a prior art in which a silicon wafer is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Shindou, Tadashi Arimoto
  • Publication number: 20190086560
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a lattice-shaped laminated scintillator panel capable of enlarging the area and increasing the thickness with a means completely different from a conventional technique using a silicon wafer. A method of manufacturing a laminated scintillator panel having a structure in which a scintillator layer and a non-scintillator layer are repeatedly laminated in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of radiation incidence, the method including: a step of forming a laminate by repeatedly laminating the scintillator layer and the non-scintillator layer; and a joining step of pressurizing the laminate to join the scintillator layer and the non-scintillator layer integrally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Tadashi ARIMOTO, Kei ISODA
  • Publication number: 20180284298
    Abstract: A radiation conversion panel includes: a scintillator panel having a sectioned structure; and a photoelectric conversion panel, the scintillator panel and the photoelectric conversion panel being disposed so as to be opposed to each other, the scintillator having a width smaller than a width of the non-light receiver present in the photoelectric conversion panel, wherein a layer made of a light transmissive material is disposed between the scintillator panel and the photoelectric conversion panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tadashi ARIMOTO, Mitsuko MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10068679
    Abstract: Provided is a scintillator panel realizing reduced image unevenness and the like by virtue of having a cushioning layer between a support and a phosphor. The cushioning layer absorbs irregularities on the phosphor layer when the scintillator panel is compression bonded to a planar light-receiving element and thereby allows the phosphor layer to be in contact with the planar light-receiving element without any gaps in the interface. The scintillator panel includes, in the order named, a support, a cushioning layer disposed on a surface of the support, and a phosphor layer deposited on the surface of the cushioning layer, the cushioning layer having a specific thickness, the phosphor layer being configured to be placed into uniform contact with a surface of a planar light-receiving element when the phosphor layer is pressed against the planar light-receiving element by the application of a pressure from the support side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tadashi Arimoto, Hiromichi Shindou, Atsushi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20170371045
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a laminated scintillator panel having a structure in which a scintillator layer and a non-scintillator layer are repeatedly laminated in a parallel direction perpendicular to incidence of radiation, characterized by including a step of joining the scintillator layer and the non-scintillator layer. The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a lattice-shaped laminated scintillator panel capable of enlarging the area and increasing the thickness with means completely different from a prior art in which a silicon wafer is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Shindou, Tadashi Arimoto
  • Publication number: 20170363753
    Abstract: A laminated scintillator panel having a structure in which a scintillator layer for converting radiation into visible light and a non-scintillator layer are repeatedly laminated in a direction parallel to an incident direction of radiation, wherein the non-scintillator layer transmits the visible light. Provided is a lattice-shaped laminated scintillator panel with high luminance, a large area, and a thick layer by means completely different from a conventional technique using a silicon wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadashi Arimoto, Kei Isoda
  • Patent number: 9739895
    Abstract: The scintillator panel includes a support, a reflective layer on the support, and a scintillator layer formed on the reflective layer by deposition. The reflective layer includes light-scattering particles and a binder resin. The light scattering particles are buried in the binder resin such that there is an area free of light scattering particles in the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takehiko Shoji, Kiyoshi Hagiwara, Tadashi Arimoto
  • Patent number: 9627560
    Abstract: A radiographic image detector includes a phosphor layer, a heat shield layer, and a photoelectric converter in this order, wherein the heat shield layer has a thickness T (?m) and a thermal conductivity C (W/m·K) satisfying that C/T is from 0.004 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kei Isoda, Masashi Kondo, Tadashi Arimoto
  • Patent number: 9575187
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation image detecting device which suppresses occurrence of image irregularities and reduction of sharpness by joining a planar light-receiving device and a scintillator panel so that the distance between the planar light-receiving device and the scintillator panel via an adhesive layer is uniform in plane. The present invention also provides a process for producing the radiation image detecting device. The radiation image detecting device includes, in order, a scintillator panel including a support and a scintillator layer on the support, the scintillator layer having a film-thickness distribution; an adhesive layer; and a planar light-receiving device. In the radiation image detecting device, at least one of the support and the planar light-receiving device bends, so that the scintillator panel and the planar light-receiving device are arranged in plane via the adhesive layer at uniform distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tadashi Arimoto, Takehiko Shoji
  • Patent number: 9557424
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a scintillator panel which exhibits excellent cuttability and can be cut without the occurrence of problems such as the separation of a scintillator layer and which can give radiographic images such as X-ray images with excellent sensitivity and sharpness. The scintillator panel of the invention includes a reflective layer and a scintillator layer formed by deposition on a support, and the reflective layer includes light-scattering particles and a specific binder resin and has a specific thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tadashi Arimoto, Kiyoshi Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20160372611
    Abstract: A radiographic image detector includes a phosphor layer, a heat shield layer, and a photoelectric converter in this order, wherein the heat shield layer has a thickness T (?m) and a thermal conductivity C (W/m·K) satisfying that C/T is from 0.004 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Kei ISODA, Masashi KONDO, Tadashi ARIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160282483
    Abstract: A scintillator panel including a substrate and a scintillator layer provided on the substrate, the layer including a plurality of columnar structures, wherein the plurality of columnar structures are independent of each other via a gap, and the columnar structures are irradiation products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Tadashi ARIMOTO, Keiko ITAYA
  • Publication number: 20160216383
    Abstract: The scintillator panel includes a support, a reflective layer on the support, and a scintillator layer formed on the reflective layer by deposition. The reflective layer includes light-scattering particles and a binder resin. The light scattering particles are buried in the binder resin such that there is an area free of light scattering particles in the reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Takehiko SHOJI, Kiyoshi Hagiwara, Tadashi Arimoto
  • Publication number: 20160155526
    Abstract: Provided is a scintillator panel realizing reduced image unevenness and the like by virtue of having a cushioning layer between a support and a phosphor. The cushioning layer absorbs irregularities on the phosphor layer when the scintillator panel is compression bonded to a planar light-receiving element and thereby allows the phosphor layer to be in contact with the planar light-receiving element without any gaps in the interface. The scintillator panel includes, in the order named, a support, a cushioning layer disposed on a surface of the support, and a phosphor layer deposited on the surface of the cushioning layer, the cushioning layer having a specific thickness, the phosphor layer being configured to be placed into uniform contact with a surface of a planar light-receiving element when the phosphor layer is pressed against the planar light-receiving element by the application of a pressure from the support side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Tadashi ARIMOTO, Hiromichi SHINDOU, Atsushi HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9329281
    Abstract: The scintillator panel includes a support, a reflective layer on the support, and a scintillator layer formed on the reflective layer by deposition. The reflective layer includes light-scattering particles and a binder resin. A specific region of the reflective layer is defined by a resin or includes light-scattering particles having a specific area average particle diameter, or the reflective layer has a specific arithmetic average roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takehiko Shoji, Kiyoshi Hagiwara, Tadashi Arimoto
  • Publication number: 20150346358
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation image detecting device which suppresses occurrence of image irregularities and reduction of sharpness by joining a planar light-receiving device and a scintillator panel so that the distance between the planar light-receiving device and the scintillator panel via an adhesive layer is uniform in plane. The present invention also provides a process for producing the radiation image detecting device. The radiation image detecting device includes, in order, a scintillator panel including a support and a scintillator layer on the support, the scintillator layer having a film-thickness distribution; an adhesive layer; and a planar light-receiving device. In the radiation image detecting device, at least one of the support and the planar light-receiving device bends, so that the scintillator panel and the planar light-receiving device are arranged in plane via the adhesive layer at uniform distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Tadashi Arimoto, Takehiko Shoji