Patents by Inventor Atsushi TATAMI

Atsushi TATAMI 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: 11667531
    Abstract: A thermal interface material for transferring heat by interposing between two materials may include a graphite film. The graphite film may have a thickness of 1 ?m to 50 ?m, a density of 1.40 g/cm3 to 2.26 g/cm3, a thermal conductivity of 500 W/mK to 2000 W/mK in a film plane direction, and an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m on a surface of the graphite film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Patent number: 11670566
    Abstract: A thermal interlace material for transferring heat by interposing between two materials may include a graphite film. The graphite film may have a thickness T of 200 nm to 3 ?m, and a ratio Ra/T of an arithmetic average roughness Ra on a surface of the graphite film to the thickness T of the graphite film, may be 0.1 to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Patent number: 11581105
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a charge stripping film in a charge stripping device of an ion beam, which has high heat resistance and no toxicity, with which there is no risk of activation, with which an ion beam can be made multivalent even if the charge stripping film is thin, and which is resistant to high-energy beam radiation over an extended period of time. The present invention comprises a charge stripping film used in a device which strips a charge of an ion beam, wherein the charge stripping film is a rotary charge stripping film comprising a carbon film having a thermal conductivity of 20 W/mK or more in a film surface direction at 25° C., and a film thickness of the carbon film is more than 3 ?m and less than 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: KANEKA CORPORATION, RIKEN
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tachibana, Atsushi Tatami, Hiroo Hasebe
  • Patent number: 11239003
    Abstract: Provided is a target plate for radioisotope production that has sufficient durability and sufficient heat resistance for use in radioisotope production and that is capable of reducing the extent of radioactivation. In a target plate for radioisotope production, a support substrate, which supports a target, includes a graphite film(s). The thermal conductivity in a surface direction of the graphite film(s) is 1200 W/(m·K) or greater, and the thickness of the graphite film(s) is 0.05 ?m or greater and 100 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Patent number: 11177116
    Abstract: A beam intensity converting film that has sufficient shielding property, sufficient durability, and sufficient heat resistance and that can reduce the extent of radioactivation. An attenuator is constituted by a graphite film placed such that a surface thereof intersects the beam axis of a charged particle beam, the graphite film has a thickness of 1 ?m or greater, and the thermal conductivity in a surface direction of the graphite film is equal to or greater than 20 times the thermal conductivity in the thickness direction of the graphite film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Patent number: 10988384
    Abstract: In order to attain an object to achieve a graphite sheet processed product which is made of high quality graphite and which has a smooth cut surface even after being subjected to a cut process, a graphite sheet processed product of the present invention has a thickness of not less than 10 nm and not more than 20 ?m, has a cross-sectional area 90% or more of which is occupied by graphite layers each extending continuously or discontinuously in a horizontal direction, the cross-sectional area being observed with use of a scanning electron microscope (SEM), includes therein graphite crystal having an average crystal grain size of not less than 0.35 ?m and not more than 25 ?m, and has, on a cut surface thereof, a burr having a size that is not more than 15% of a line width thereof, the line width being less than 400 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Tatami, Mutsuaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20210120661
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to realize a target, for neutron-beam or proton-beam irradiation, that can withstand prolonged beam irradiation. A target for proton-beam or neutron-beam, comprising a graphite film (A) having a thermal conductivity of 500 W/mK or more in a direction parallel to an a-b plane of a graphite layer at 25° C.; and a layer (B) of a starting material for producing a radioactive substance, and being a laminate of the graphite film (A) and the layer (B). A density of the graphite film (A) is preferably 1.8 to 2.26 g/cm3. A tensile strength of the graphite film (A) is preferably 5 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana, Mutsuaki Murakami
  • Patent number: 10825572
    Abstract: A charge stripping method includes irradiating a charge stripping film with an ion beam. The charge stripping film includes a single layer body of a graphitic film having a carbon component of at least 96 at % and a thermal conductivity in a film surface direction at 25° C. of at least 800 W/mK, or a laminated body of the graphitic film. The charge stripping film has a thickness of not less than 100 nm and less than 10 ?m, a tensile strength in a film surface direction of at least 5 MPa, a coefficient of thermal expansion in the film surface direction of not more than 1×10?5/K, and an area of at least 4 cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tachibana, Atsushi Tatami
  • Patent number: 10626312
    Abstract: A thermal interface material under a high vacuum condition includes a graphite sheet having a thickness of from 9.6 ?m to 50 nm and a thermal conductivity in an a-b surface direction at 25° C. of not less than 1000 W/mK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tachibana, Atsushi Tatami
  • Publication number: 20200024496
    Abstract: A thermal interface material for transferring heat by interposing between two materials may include a graphite film and a fluid substance. The graphite film may have a thickness of 100 nm to 15 ?m, and a weight ratio of the fluid substance to the graphite film may be 0.08 to 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20200024144
    Abstract: A thermal interface material for transferring heat by interposing between two materials may include a graphite film. The graphite film may have a thickness of 1 ?m to 50 ?m, a density of 1.40 g/cm3 to 2.26 g/cm3, a thermal conductivity of 500 W/mK to 2000 W/mK in a film plane direction, and an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20200013695
    Abstract: A thermal interlace material for transferring heat by interposing between two materials may include a graphite film. The graphite film may have a thickness T of 200 nm to 3 ?m, and a ratio Ra/T of an arithmetic average roughness Ra on a surface of the graphite film to the thickness T of the graphite film, may be 0.1 to 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20190300373
    Abstract: In order to attain an object to achieve a graphite sheet processed product which is made of high quality graphite and which has a smooth cut surface even after being subjected to a cut process, a graphite sheet processed product of the present invention has a thickness of not less than 10 nm and not more than 20 ?m, has a cross-sectional area 90% or more of which is occupied by graphite layers each extending continuously or discontinuously in a horizontal direction, the cross-sectional area being observed with use of a scanning electron microscope (SEM), includes therein graphite crystal having an average crystal grain size of not less than 0.35 ?m and not more than 25 ?m, and has, on a cut surface thereof, a burr having a size that is not more than 15% of a line width thereof, the line width being less than 400 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Tatami, Mutsuaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Patent number: 10420959
    Abstract: Provided is an energy degrader including an attenuation member that becomes radioactive only to a lesser extent than conventional attenuation members. An attenuation member (11) is a graphite film, the graphite film has a thermal conductivity, in a surface direction, of 1200 W/(m·K) or greater, and the graphite film has a thickness of 0.1 ?m or greater and 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20190237212
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a charge stripping film in a charge stripping device of an ion beam, which has high heat resistance and no toxicity, with which there is no risk of activation, with which an ion beam can be made multivalent even if the charge stripping film is thin, and which is resistant to high-energy beam radiation over an extended period of time. The present invention comprises a charge stripping film used in a device which strips a charge of an ion beam, wherein the charge stripping film is a rotary charge stripping film comprising a carbon film having a thermal conductivity of 20 W/mK or more in a film surface direction at 25° C., and a film thickness of the carbon film is more than 3 ?m and less than 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicants: KANEKA CORPORATION, RIKEN
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tachibana, Atsushi Tatami, Hiroo Hasebe
  • Patent number: 10332648
    Abstract: A charge stripping film for a charge stripping device of ion beam is a carbon film produced by annealing a polymer film, and has a film thickness of 10 ?m to 150 ?m, an area of at least 4 cm2, and an atomic concentration of carbon of at least 97%. A charge stripping film for a charge stripping device of ion beam is a carbon film having a thermal conductivity in a film surface direction at 25° C. of at least 300 W/mK, and has a film thickness of 10 ?m to 150 ?m, an area of at least 4 cm2, and an atomic concentration of carbon of at least 97%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: KANEKA CORPORATION, RIKEN
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tachibana, Atsushi Tatami, Hiroo Hasebe
  • Publication number: 20190159330
    Abstract: A charge stripping method includes irradiating a charge stripping film with an ion beam. The charge stripping film includes a single layer body of a graphitic film having a carbon component of at least 96 at % and a thermal conductivity in a film surface direction at 25° C. of at least 800 W/mK, or a laminated body of the graphitic film. The charge stripping film has a thickness of not less than 100 nm and less than 10 ?m, a tensile strength in a film surface direction of at least 5 MPa, a coefficient of thermal expansion in the film surface direction of not more than 1×10?5/K, and an area of at least 4 cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tachibana, Atsushi Tatami
  • Publication number: 20190122780
    Abstract: Provided is a target that is sufficiently durable and sufficiently heat-resistant for use as a target for an accelerator and that can reduce the extent of radioactivation. A target (A) of the present invention includes: a metal film (3); and a substrate constituted by a graphite film (4). The graphite film (4) has a thermal conductivity in a surface direction of 1600 W/(m·K) or greater, the thermal conductivity in the surface direction of the graphite film (4) is equal to or greater than 100 times a thermal conductivity in a thickness direction of the graphite film (4), and the graphite film (4) has a thickness of 1 ?m or greater and 100 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Mutsuaki MURAKAMI, Atsushi TATAMI, Masamitsu TACHIBANA
  • Publication number: 20190088450
    Abstract: Provided is a beam intensity converting film that has sufficient shielding property, sufficient durability, and sufficient heat resistance and that can reduce the extent of radioactivation. An attenuator is constituted by a graphite film placed such that a surface thereof intersects the beam axis of a charged particle beam, the graphite film has a thickness of 1 ?m or greater, and the thermal conductivity in a surface direction of the graphite film is equal to or greater than 20 times the thermal conductivity in the thickness direction of the graphite film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20190051426
    Abstract: Provided is a target plate for radioisotope production that has sufficient durability and sufficient heat resistance for use in radioisotope production and that is capable of reducing the extent of radioactivation. In a target plate (10) for radioisotope production, a support substrate (2), which supports a target (1), includes a graphite film(s). The thermal conductivity in a surface direction of the graphite film(s) is 1200 W/(m·K) or greater, and the thickness of the graphite film(s) is 0.05 ?m or greater and 100 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Atsushi Tatami, Masamitsu Tachibana