Patents Assigned to Canon Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20230121993
    Abstract: A radiation detector according to an embodiment includes an array substrate including multiple detecting parts detecting radiation directly or in collaboration with a scintillator, an analog circuit reading an image data signal from the multiple detecting parts, a digital circuit configuring a radiation image based on a signal from the analog circuit, and an inductor connected between a ground of the analog circuit and a ground of the digital circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo MIBUKA, Hiroshi ONIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230110535
    Abstract: A neutron position detector according to an embodiment includes a tubular enclosure used as a cathode, an anode located at an axial center inside the enclosure, and a gas that includes a 3He gas and an additive gas and is sealed inside the enclosure. The additive gas includes nitrogen as a quenching gas, and argon as a gas that reduces the ranges of reaction products as neutron and 3He gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya ISHIZAWA, Noriyuki HIKIDA
  • Publication number: 20230055124
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a klystron includes a plurality of cavity resonators arranged next to each other on a coaxial line. The cavity resonators each comprise a cylindrical body, one and another drift tubes provided on respective sides of respective ends of the cylindrical body, one and another support and a space adjustment means which adjusts the space between the one and the other drift tubes. The cylindrical body comprises a projection projecting from one end surface parallel to the axial line, and the one support is provided to abut on the projection, and the space adjustment means presses the one support toward the projection and adjusts the space between the one and the other drift tubes by plastically deforming the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroto URAKATA
  • Publication number: 20230035605
    Abstract: A radiation detector according to an embodiment includes a housing, an array substrate that is located inside the housing and includes multiple detecting parts detecting radiation directly or in collaboration with a scintillator, a circuit board that is located inside the housing and electrically connected with the array substrate, and a conductive part located between a ground and a plate-shaped body inside the housing, wherein the ground is film-shaped and is located in the circuit board, and the plate-shaped body is conductive and is located in the housing. The conductive part is conductive and includes a softer material than a material of the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki KAWABATA, Ryo MIBUKA
  • Publication number: 20230018791
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sliding bearing unit includes a stationary shaft including a first radial bearing surface, a rotor, and a lubricant. The rotor includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder. The second cylinder includes a second radial bearing surface and is restricted in operation so that it does not rotate relative to the first cylinder. The lubricant, together with the first radial bearing surface and the second radial bearing surface, forms a dynamic pressure radial sliding bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki IDE
  • Patent number: 11513240
    Abstract: A radiation detection module according to an embodiment includes: an array substrate including multiple photoelectric converters; a scintillator provided on the multiple photoelectric converters; a sealing part that has a frame shape, is provided around the scintillator, is bonded to the array substrate and the scintillator, and includes a thermoplastic resin as a major component; and a moisture-resistant part covering the scintillator from above, in which a peripheral edge vicinity is bonded to an outer surface of the sealing part. The shape of the outer surface of the sealing part is a curved surface protruding outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aida, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Masaya Nagai
  • Publication number: 20220357469
    Abstract: A plurality of control lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines that extend in a second direction crossing the first direction, a photoelectric converter that includes a photoelectric conversion element and is electrically connected to a corresponding control line and a corresponding data line, a scintillator provided on a plurality of the photoelectric converters, a bias line electrically connected to a plurality of the photoelectric conversion elements, a voltage generation circuit electrically connected to the bias line, and a radiation incidence determination circuit that is electrically connected to the bias line and detects a change of a voltage occurring at an incidence start of radiation are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20220324635
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray tube packing device packs an X-ray tube. The X-ray tube packing device includes an installation stand, an X-ray tube mounting portion to which the X-ray tube is mounted, and a rotation mechanism provided on the installation stand and that rotatably supports the X-ray tube mounting portion. The rotation mechanism changes the X-ray tube from a posture at the time of packing to a posture at the time of installation, which is different from the posture at the time of packing and is the posture at the time of placing the X-ray tube on the installation stand after unpacking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuichi MURAKOSHI
  • Patent number: 11415712
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radiation detector includes a photo-electric conversion substrate, a scintillator layer containing a main material and a dope material and a light reflective layer or a moisture barrier layer, formed on a front surface side of the scintillator layer along a shape of the front surface of the scintillator layer. The scintillator layer includes a mixed layer portion formed of the main material the dope material on the photo-electric conversion substrate, and a dope material layer portion formed of only the dope material on a front surface side of the mixed layer portion. A front surface of at least the dope material layer portion is formed into relatively coarse shape compared to the mixed layer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuya Yoshida, Hiroshi Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20220230831
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray tube includes an outer envelope that maintains a vacuum inside, an anode target provided inside the envelope and generating X-rays by collision of thermal electrons, and a cathode electron gun provided inside the envelope and emitting thermal electrons toward the anode target, and the X-ray tube includes an envelope assembly including a metal-made cylindrical support fixing portion and constituting the envelope, and an anode assembly including a metal-made support holding the cathode electron gun, and the support of the cathode assembly is fixed to an inner circumferential side thereof by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junki SONE
  • Publication number: 20220199347
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in an X-ray tube, an electron convergence cup has a first surface located closer to the anode, and an electron convergence groove opening on the first surface and housing a filament. The first surface has a first edge located on the opening, and a second edge located on the opening and opposite to the first edge in a first direction. The first edge is closer to an outer peripheral part than the second edge is. When the distance between the first edge and the filament in the first direction is defined as a first distance and the distance between the second edge and the filament in the first direction is defined as a second distance, the first distance is shorter than the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsunori SHIMIZU, Hisayuki TAMURA, Akihiro SASABE
  • Publication number: 20220199348
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray tube device includes a cathode which emits electrons, an anode target which generates X-rays when the electrons emitted from the cathode collide therewith, a first tube portion, a second tube portion which forms a flow path of a coolant together with the first tube portion, and a protective film. The protective film covers an inner surface of the first tube portion, and is formed of hard gold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshimi WATANABE, Hirobumi YOSHIZAWA, Junki SONE
  • Publication number: 20220163682
    Abstract: A radiation detection module according to an embodiment includes an array substrate including multiple photoelectric converters, a scintillator that covers a region in which the multiple photoelectric converters are located and that has larger dimensions than the region in which the multiple photoelectric converters are located when viewed in plan, and a light-absorbing part that is located on the scintillator and is capable of absorbing visible light. The light-absorbing part is located outward of the region in which the multiple photoelectric converters are located when viewed in plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi AIDA, Hiroshi HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220157552
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an analytical X-ray tube includes a vacuum enclosure with an output window to transmit X-rays, an anode target provided in the vacuum enclosure and opposing the output window, an anode support that supports the anode target. The anode support includes a distal end portion an outer diameter of which is smaller than an outer diameter of the anode target, and a rear side portion on a rear side of the distal end portion, an outer diameter of which is greater than the outer diameter of the anode target, and an outer surface of the rear portion is coated with a coating layer of a same material as that of the anode target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsumitsu OZAWA, Takashi SHIMONO
  • Publication number: 20220043168
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a radiation detector includes: a substrate; multiple control lines; multiple data lines; multiple detecting parts detecting radiation including thin film transistors; a control circuit switching between ON and OFF-states of the transistor; a signal detection circuit reading image data when the transistor is in the ON-state; and an incident radiation detecting part determining an incidence start time of the radiation based on a value of the image data read when the transistor is in the ON-state. When the incident radiation detecting part determines that radiation incidence has started, the signal detection circuit performs a first reading process of further reading image data when the transistor is in the ON-state. The control circuit performs an image storage process of setting all of the transistors to the OFF-state after the first reading process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi ONIHASHI
  • Patent number: 11217420
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray tube includes an anode including a target surface, and a cathode including a first filament and a focusing electrode. The focusing electrode includes a valley bottom portion, a first inclined plane sloping up from the valley bottom portion in a direction of the anode, a first focusing groove, and a first storage groove. ?1 is greater than 0°. The first focusing groove has a longitudinal axis. One end portion on the first extension line side of the first focusing groove is closer to a first reference surface than the other end portion of the first focusing groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20210358995
    Abstract: A radiation detector according to an embodiment includes: control lines; data lines; detecting parts; a gate drive circuit; a signal detection circuit; a radiation incidence determination circuit; and a controller controlling the gate drive circuit and the signal detection circuit. The controller performs the control by dividing the control lines into a first group and a second group, the radiation incidence determination circuit determines the incidence start of the radiation based on a value of the image data read from the detecting part electrically connected to the control line included in the first group. Or, the controller performs the control by dividing the data lines into a third group and a fourth group, the radiation incidence determination circuit determines the incidence start of the radiation based on a value of the image data read from the detecting part electrically connected to the data line included in the third group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi FUJITA, Yuma SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11152182
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray tube assembly includes a cathode emitting electrons, an anode target generating X-rays when the electrodes emitted from the cathode collide with the anode target, an anode block, a coolant pipe, and a protective film. The anode block includes a tube portion, and a bottom portion closing one end side of the tube portion and joined to the anode target. The coolant pipe is located on an inner side of the tube portion, includes an outlet from which a coolant is discharged toward the bottom portion, and forms a flow passage of the coolant between the coolant pipe and the anode block. The protective film covers an inner surface of the bottom portion and is formed of hard gold containing nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshimi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210247529
    Abstract: A radiation detection module according to an embodiment includes: an array substrate including multiple photoelectric converters; a scintillator provided on the multiple photoelectric converters; a sealing part that has a frame shape, is provided around the scintillator, is bonded to the array substrate and the scintillator, and includes a thermoplastic resin as a major component; and a moisture-resistant part covering the scintillator from above, in which a peripheral edge vicinity is bonded to an outer surface of the sealing part. The shape of the outer surface of the sealing part is a curved surface protruding outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi AIDA, Hiroshi HORIUCHI, Masaya NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20210233733
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray tube assembly includes a cathode emitting electrons, an anode target generating X-rays when the electrodes emitted from the cathode collide with the anode target, an anode block, a coolant pipe, and a protective film. The anode block includes a tube portion, and a bottom portion closing one end side of the tube portion and joined to the anode target. The coolant pipe is located on an inner side of the tube portion, includes an outlet from which a coolant is discharged toward the bottom portion, and forms a flow passage of the coolant between the coolant pipe and the anode block. The protective film covers an inner surface of the bottom portion and is formed of hard gold containing nickel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshimi WATANABE