Patents by Inventor Munetaka Kato
Munetaka Kato 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).
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Patent number: 11877875Abstract: The radiation detector includes a sensor substrate and a reinforcing substrate. In the s sensor substrate, a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges generated in response to radiation is formed in a pixel region of a first surface of a flexible base material. The reinforcing substrate is provided on at least one of the first surface side of the base material or a second surface side opposite to the first surface, includes the foamed body layer, and reinforces the stiffness of the base material.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 11802981Abstract: A method of manufacturing a radiation detector includes: forming a substrate in which a flexible base material is provided via a peeling layer on a support body and plural pixels that accumulate electric charges generated in response to light converted from radiation are provided in a pixel region of the base material; forming a conversion layer for converting the radiation into light on a surface of the base material; providing a first reinforcing substrate on a surface of the conversion layer opposite to a surface on the substrate side; peeling the substrate provided with the conversion layer and the first reinforcing substrate from the support body; providing a second reinforcing substrate on a surface of the substrate peeled from the support body; and peeling the first reinforcing substrate from the substrate provided with the conversion layer after providing the second reinforcing substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato, Keiichi Akamatsu, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 11802980Abstract: Provided is a radiation detector including a substrate including a sensor unit layer having a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges generated depending on light converted from radiation in a pixel region of a flexible base material; a conversion layer that is provided on a surface side of the base material provided with the pixel region to convert the radiation into light; and a fixing member that is provided closer to the substrate side than the conversion layer to fix the sensor unit layer to the base material.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Munetaka Kato, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 11786194Abstract: A radiation detector including: a substrate formed with plural pixels that accumulate electrical charges generated in response to light converted from radiation in a pixel region at an opposite-side surface of a base member to a surface including a fine particle layer; the base member being flexible and is made of resin and that includes a fine particle layer containing inorganic fine particles having a mean particle size of from 0.05 ?m to 2.5 ?m, a conversion layer provided at the surface of the base member provided with the pixel region and configured to convert the radiation into light; and a reinforcement substrate provided to at least one out of a surface on the substrate side of a stacked body configured by stacking the substrate and the conversion layer, or a surface on the conversion layer side of the stacked body.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Okada, Keiichi Akamatsu, Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 11766227Abstract: A radiation detector includes a sensor substrate, a conversion layer, and a reinforcing substrate. In the sensor substrate, a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges generated in response to light converted from radiation are formed on a pixel region of a flexible base material. The conversion layer is provided on a first surface of the base material on which the pixels are provided and converts radiation into light. The reinforcing substrate is provided on a surface of the conversion layer opposite to a surface on the base material side and includes a porous layer having a plurality of through-holes to reinforce the stiffness of the base material.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 11633162Abstract: Provided is a radiation detector having a portion in which a substrate in which a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges generated in accordance with light converted from radiation are formed in a pixel region, a conversion layer that converts radiation into light, a reflective pressure sensitive adhesive layer that reflects the light converted by the conversion layer, and an adhesive layer that covering a region including a region ranging from an end part of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer to a surface of the substrate are provided in this order.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Munetaka Kato
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Patent number: 11630221Abstract: A radiation detector including: a substrate formed with a plural pixels in pixel region of a flexible base member, the plural pixels accumulates charges generated in response to light converted from radiation; a conversion layer provided at a surface to which the pixel region is provided on the base member, the conversion layer converts the radiation into light; and a reinforcement substrate provided at a surface of the conversion layer that faces a surface of the substrate side, the reinforcement substrate contains a material having a yield point and has a higher rigidity than the base member.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Munetaka Kato, Shinichi Ushikura, Yoshihiro Okada, Keiichi Akamatsu, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 11624844Abstract: In a sensor substrate, a plurality of pixels are formed in a pixel region of a first surface of a flexible base material, and a terminal portion for electrically connecting a cable is provided in the terminal region of the first surface. A conversion layer is provided outside the terminal region of the base material and converts radiation into light. A reinforcing member is provided on a second surface of the base material to reinforce the strength of the base material. A stress neutral plane adjusting member is provided inside the terminal region and in at least a part, corresponding to the inside of the terminal region, of a cable electrically connected to the terminal portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato, Tatsunori Tanimoto
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Patent number: 11624716Abstract: A radiation detector including: a sensor substrate including a flexible base member and a layer provided on a first surface of the base member and formed with plural pixels that accumulates electrical charge generated in response to light converted from radiation; a conversion layer provided on the first surface side of the sensor substrate, the conversion layer converts radiation into the light; and an elastic layer provided on the opposite side of the conversion layer to a side provided with the sensor substrate, the elastic layer having a greater restoring force with respect to bending than the sensor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa, Keiichi Akamatsu
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Patent number: 11612366Abstract: The radiation detector includes a sensor substrate and a reinforcing substrate. In the sensor substrate, a plurality of pixels for accumulating the charges generated according to light converted from radiation are formed in the pixel region on the first surface of the flexible base material, and the terminal for electrically connecting a flexible cable to the first surface is provided. The reinforcing substrate is provided on the second surface opposite to the first surface of the base material in a region excluding at least the facing region facing the terminal to reinforce the stiffness of the base material.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 11609347Abstract: A radiation detector includes a flexible substrate, plural pixels provided on the substrate and each including a photoelectric conversion element, a scintillator stacked on the substrate, and a bending suppression member configured to suppress bending of the substrate. The bending suppression member has a rigidity that satisfies R?X2/2ZL wherein X is a pixel size, ZL is a critical deformation amount of the pixel through bending of the substrate, and R is a radius of curvature of bending occurring in the substrate due to the weight of the scintillator.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Naoto Iwakiri, Munetaka Kato, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa, Keiichi Akamatsu
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Publication number: 20230016138Abstract: A radiation detector includes a sensor panel unit, a support table to which the sensor panel unit is attached, and two fixing members. The sensor panel unit includes two sensor panels. The sensor panel has pixels that sense visible light converted from radiation and generate charge. The sensor panel unit has a configuration in which an end portion of one sensor panel and an end portion of the other sensor panel are arranged to overlap each other in a thickness direction. A first fixing member fixes two sensor panels in an overlap region in which the end portions overlap. A second fixing member fixes the sensor panel unit and the support table in the overlap region. The second fixing member at least partially overlaps the first fixing member in the overlap region in a plan view of the sensor panel unit in the thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Munetaka KATO, Tatsuya TANEICHI, Naoyuki NISHINO, Takeyasu KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230015140Abstract: A radiation detector includes a support table in which an attachment surface having an arc surface shape is formed, a sensor panel which has a rectangular plate shape and in which pixels that include TFTs and detect radiation are two-dimensionally arranged, a circuit board, a flexible cable, and a reduction structure. The sensor panel is attached to the attachment surface while being curved following the arc surface shape. The flexible cables connect a curved side of the sensor panel and a reading circuit board and are arranged along the curved side. The flexible cable is bent to dispose the reading circuit board at an angle of 90° with respect to the sensor panel. The reduction structure reduces a bias of a stretching force applied to the flexible cable caused by the curved side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Sho Shimizukawa, Munetaka Kato, Tatsuya Taneichi, Naoyuki Nishino
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Publication number: 20220409153Abstract: A radiation detector includes a sensor substrate, a conversion layer, and a reinforcing substrate. In the sensor substrate, a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges generated in response to light converted from radiation are formed on a pixel region of a flexible base material. The conversion layer is provided on a first surface of the base material on which the pixels are provided and converts radiation into light. The reinforcing substrate is provided on a surface of the conversion layer opposite to a surface on the base material side and includes a porous layer having a plurality of through-holes to reinforce the stiffness of the base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Shinichi USHIKURA, Munetaka KATO, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA
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Publication number: 20220401045Abstract: The radiation detector includes a sensor substrate and a reinforcing substrate. In the s sensor substrate, a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges generated in response to radiation is formed in a pixel region of a first surface of a flexible base material. The reinforcing substrate is provided on at least one of the first surface side of the base material or a second surface side opposite to the first surface, includes the foamed body layer, and reinforces the stiffness of the base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Shinichi USHIKURA, Munetaka KATO, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA
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Publication number: 20220381930Abstract: A radiation detector includes a sensor substrate, a conversion layer, and a reinforcing member. In the sensor substrate, a plurality of pixels that accumulate electric charges generated in response to light converted from radiation are formed in a pixel region of a first surface of a flexible base material, and the first surface is provided with a terminal for electrically connecting the flexible cable. The conversion layer is provided on the first surface of the base material 11 and converts the radiation into the light. The reinforcing member is provided in a region including at least a facing region, facing the terminal, on a second surface of the base material opposite to the first surface and has super engineering plastic as a material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Shinichi USHIKURA, Munetaka KATO, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA
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Publication number: 20220346743Abstract: A CT apparatus includes an annular frame that rotates around a subject positioned in a bore, three columns that hold the frame to be rotatable and movable up and down in a vertical, an elevation mechanism that moves up and down the frame, and a rotation mechanism that rotates the frame. A radiation source and a radiation detector are attached to the frame at positions facing each other. The frame has a width smaller than a width of the radiation source and the radiation detector in a height direction over a whole periphery. An imaging controller performs control for operating the elevation mechanism in response to a return instruction from an operator to move the frame to a retreat height position set at a position of a highest point in an elevation range of the frame on an upper end side of the columns.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Takashi TAJIMA, Munetaka KATO, Masakazu FUKUYO, Takeyasu KOBAYASHI, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI
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Publication number: 20220299662Abstract: A method of manufacturing a radiographic imaging apparatus includes providing a flexible base material on a support body and forming a sensor substrate in which a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges generated depending on light converted from radiation is provided; forming a conversion layer that converts the radiation into light on a fixing plate; providing the conversion layer in a state in which a surface of the conversion layer opposite to the fixing plate is made to face a first surface of the base material provided with the pixels; fixing one end of the flexible cable to the sensor substrate; fixing the flexible cable to the fixing plate; and peeling the sensor substrate provided with the conversion layer and the fixing plate from the support body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA, Shinichi USHIKURA, Munetaka KATO
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Patent number: 11428827Abstract: Provided are a radiation detector, a radiographic imaging apparatus, and a manufacturing method that include a TFT substrate in which a plurality of pixels that accumulate electric charges generated depending on light converted from radiation are formed in a pixel region of a first surface of a flexible base material and a terminal region of the first surface is provided with a terminal for electrically connecting a flexible cable; a conversion layer that is provided outside the terminal region on the first surface of the base material to convert the radiation into light; a first reinforcing substrate that is provided on a surface of the conversion layer opposite to a surface on a TFT substrate side and has a higher stiffness than the base material; and a second reinforcing substrate that is provided on a second surface of the base material opposite to the first surface to cover a surface larger than the first reinforcing substrate, and that are capable of suppressing that a defect occurs in the substrate andType: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato, Keiichi Akamatsu, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 11417440Abstract: A sensor substrate is provided with a plurality of pixels for accumulating electrical charges generated depending on light converted from radiation in a pixel region of a flexible base material. A circuit unit includes at least one of a driving substrate, a signal processing substrate, or a control substrate and is electrically connected to the sensor substrate. A fixing plate fixes the circuit unit. A conversion layer is provided on a first surface opposite to a second surface of the fixing plate on which the circuit unit is fixed, is provided in a state where the second surface opposite to the fixing plate side faces the first surface of the base material on which the pixels are provided, and converts radiation into light. A housing houses the sensor substrate, the circuit unit, the fixing plate, and the conversion layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Haruyasu Nakatsugawa, Shinichi Ushikura, Munetaka Kato