Patents by Inventor Humihiko Ando

Humihiko Ando 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).

  • Image pickup device incorporated with image intensifier tube
    Patent number: 4980772
    Abstract: An image intensifier tube and a solid-state image pickup device are combined to form a unified image pickup device. A thin fiber plate with thickness of 0.5-1.5 mm is interposed between a phosphor layer of the image intensifier tube and a photosensitive layer of the solid-state image pickup device. A microchannel plate may be incorporated to multiply photoelectrons emitted from a photocathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignees: Hamamatsu Photonics Kabushiki Kaisha, Nippon Hoso Kyokai
    Inventors: Tatsuro Kawamura, Humihiko Ando, Masayuki Sugawara, Takashi Ando, Masumi Tachino, Yasushi Watase, Toshio Ikuma, Kazumasa Kato
  • Image pickup device incorporated with image intensifier tube
    Patent number: 4974090
    Abstract: An image intensifier tube and a solid-state image pickup device are combined to form a unified image pickup device. A thin transparent glass layer polished to a thickness of 50 microns or less is interposed between a phosphor layer of the image intensifier tube and a photosensitive layer of the solid-state image pickup device. A microchannel plate may be incorporated to multiply photoelectrons emitted from a photocathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignees: Hamamatsu Photonics Kabushiki Kaisha, Nippon Hoso Kyokai
    Inventors: Tatsuro Kawamura, Humihiko Ando, Masayuki Sugawara, Takashi Ando, Masumi Tachino, Yasushi Watase, Toshio Ikuma, Kazumasa Kato